Explore the Family Name Mateos

The meaning of Mateos

Spanish: variant of Mateo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Alberto, Francisco, Arturo, Carlos, Claudio, Humberto, Jose, Rafael, Rodolfo, Agapito, Alfredo, Armando.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mateos saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 23,221st most popular name but jumped to the 18,227th position by 2010. This represents a positive change of 21.51%. The count of people with the Mateos surname also increased from 1,025 in 2000 to 1,526 in 2010, demonstrating an impressive growth of nearly 50%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people also rose from 0.38 to 0.52, signifying a 36.84% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,221	#18,227	21.51%
Count	1,025	1,526	48.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.52	36.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mateos

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Mateos surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of individuals who carry this name identify as Hispanic. In both 2000 and 2010, over 92% of Mateos were of Hispanic ethnicity, showing a slight increase of 0.18% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased slightly from 2.24% to 2.16%. The representation of the Mateos surname among the White population remained stable at 4.59%, while Black representation appeared for the first time in 2010 at 0.59%. There was no noted change for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or those reporting two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.49%	92.66%	0.18%
White	4.59%	4.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.24%	2.16%	-3.57%
Black	0%	0.59%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%