Surname Checker / Matthews
How Common Is the Last Name Matthews?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Matthews today
145,382
Ranked #226 of 162,254 published surnames · 44.51 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 131,303 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
63.37%
Black
30.67%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.62%
Hispanic
2.39%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.