Matteson Surname

51,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Matteson Surname Definition:

(English) The son of Matt, pet form of Matthew (gift of Jehovah).

Matteson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8761:36,7014,552
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England151:3,714,537119,675
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2761:22,0642,774

Matteson (59) may also be a first name.

Matteson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The son of Matt, pet form of Matthew (gift of Jehovah).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Matteson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matteson Come From? nationality or country of origin

Matteson occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matteson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,238th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,318 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Matteson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Matteson is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 59 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 9,876 people, or 1 in 36,701. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Matteson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Matteson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matteson last name rose 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matteson Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Matteson surname are 12.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Matteson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattheson94216/
Mattieson9428/
Mattesson9416/
Matteison941/
Matteason940/
Mateson9337/
Matthieson8977/
Matteusson8935/
Mattiesson8919/
Mattheison893/
Matheson8832,715/
Mattison8811,520/
Mattesen88285/
Masteson886/
Matieson885/
Matesson885/
Mateszon883/
Maiteson883/
Mahteson882/
Maateson882/
Mattyson882/
Mattesan881/
Mattesom881/
Mattezon881/
Mateason880/
Motteson880/
Matitson880/
Matthiesson8431/
Mathieson8213,391/
Mattisson821,535/
Matthesen82249/
Matthison8298/
Matheison8275/
Mattiesen8244/
Matterzon8233/
Matheason8216/
Mathesson829/
Mathheson823/
Matheuson822/
Matteisen822/
Mastheson822/
Maitheson821/
Maittison821/
Mattishon821/
Matessong821/
Mateisone821/
Mateisoun821/
Matteusen821/
Matthyson821/
Matison80708/
Matesan80455/
Matesun80335/
Matesen8058/
Matyson8018/
Matecon805/
Moteson802/
Matthiesen788,585/
Mattheisen78270/
Matthisson7884/
Matthessen7840/
Maisttison7815/
Mattheesen7811/
Mattheysen7810/
Mathiesson784/
Mattiessen783/
Mathessohn783/
Mattieshan782/
Mattheusen782/
Mathession781/
Maithieson781/
Matteisien780/
Mathison758,213/
Matisone75659/
Mateusen7590/
Mathesen7587/
Mattisen7577/
Mateisen7558/
Matisson7553/
Matisonn7547/
Mastison7539/
Mataison7522/
Matisohn7520/
Mattysen7516/
Mateysen7513/
Mathesan7512/
Matiesen7511/
Matytsen757/
Mottison756/
Motheson754/
Mattizon753/
Mateysan752/
Maytison751/
Matessan751/
Mattisan751/
Mattisom751/
Mathezon751/
Matioson751/
Maatison751/
Maitesan751/
Matesane751/
Maytyson751/
Matysson751/
Maityson751/
Matessen750/
Mattesem750/
Madtison750/
Matthiessen741,853/
Mattheussen74144/
Mattheiszen7428/
Mattheessen7427/
Mattheissen7418/
Mattheyssen7415/
Mathesonová742/
Matthiesien741/
Mathiesen718,926/
Matthysen713,202/
Matheisen71434/
Mathisson71255/
Mateijsen71134/
Matthisen7194/
Matheusen7178/
Mahtesian7145/
Mateussen7143/
Mattijsen7135/
Mattissen7128/
Matthyzen7118/
Matheesen7113/
Matheysen7111/
Matessane7110/
Mathesian717/
Mattyssen717/
Mathaison715/
Mathisone714/
Matheesan714/
Mateechon714/
Mathiesan713/
Maitesian713/
Mateisane713/
Matissong712/
Maytesian711/
Matedjong711/
Mateisāne711/
Mattheßen711/
Mathesiun711/
Mathejone711/
Matthisun710/
Mathessen710/
Mattheijssen7069/
Matthhiessen701/
Matheussen67494/
Matthyssen67416/
Mattijssen67376/
Matthießen67371/
Matthijsen67167/
Matisan67134/
Mathiessen67112/
Matisen6793/
Mateşan6785/
Matešan6748/
Matthissen6734/
Matheijsen6730/
Matysen6729/
Matijon6715/
Matezan6714/
Matizen6711/
Matizon6711/
Matheyssen678/
Matesum672/
Matejan672/
Matesam671/
Matheessen671/
Maticon671/
Matetchont671/
Mathhiesen671/
Matisán671/
Matthuizen671/
Motesen671/
Mathaisong671/
Matyzen671/
Matheissen670/

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Matteson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matteson
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