Explore the Family Name Mateja

The meaning of Mateja

Polish; Czech (Matěja): from a derivative of the Polish personal name Mateusz (from Latin Matthaeus), Czech Matěj (from Latin Matthias; see Matej), equivalents of English Matthew. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Cecylia, Jacek, Jerzy, Stanislaw.

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How common is the last name Mateja in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mateja saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 39,824th in 2000, it climbed to the 38,582nd position by 2010, representing a 3.12% change. The actual count of individuals with this surname also increased from 519 to 573 during this decade, indicating a growth rate of 10.4%. Interestingly, the proportion of people named Mateja per 100,000 remained stable at 0.19, showing no significant fluctuation.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#38,582	3.12%
Count	519	573	10.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mateja

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mateja. In both 2000 and 2010, the dominant ethnicity for this surname was White, accounting for 97.88% and 98.43% respectively, reflecting a slight increase of 0.56%. Meanwhile, there was a noticeable drop in individuals identifying as Two or more races, shifting from 0.96% in 2000 to zero in 2010, a reduction of 100%. The proportion of individuals with Hispanic ethnicity also had a notable rise from 0.96% to 1.40%, a change of around 45.83%. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities was either suppressed or remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.88%	98.43%	0.56%
Hispanic	0.96%	1.4%	45.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.96%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%