How common is the last name Matthews?

126,328 people in the United States have the last name Matthews, about 1 in 2,366. It ranks #234 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MATTHEWS

#234

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
126,328
About
1 in 2,366
This common or more
24%
Who bears it

Of the 126,328 people with the last name Matthews, 60.7% reported their origin as White, 30% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Matthews

#232 Liu · 127,257#233 Rios · 126,386#235 Perkins · 126,147#236 Richards · 126,138

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Matthews, most common first.

#671 Mathews · 49,484#5,313 Mathes · 6,329#11,738 Mattes · 2,553#11,996 Matthias · 2,487#15,969 Matthes · 1,755#17,524 Matthies · 1,576#24,826 Matthis · 1,048#24,826 Matthys · 1,048

Also a first name

As a first name, Matthews ranks #14,441 of 53,615, with 816 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1988, with 41 births. See Matthews as a first name

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