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Where Does The Last Name Matherson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Matherson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matherson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 345,133^rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,868,564 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Matherson reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136^th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 47 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 691 people, or 1 in 524,543. In The United States Matherson is mostly found in: Alabama, where 21 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and Jamaica, where 7 percent live.

Matherson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Matherson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matherson last name increased 151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matherson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Matherson surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Matherson surname are 17.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Matherson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.41% less than the national average, earning $40,534 CAD per year.