Explore the Family Name Materna

The meaning of Materna

1. Polish and Czech: apparently a nickname from Latin materna, feminine form of the adjective maternus ‘maternal’. It may also be from this Latin word used as a personal name (see Mattern). 2. Czech: probably, in some cases at least, an altered form under the influence of the Latin word materna (see 1 above) of the personal name Matěj; see Matthew.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Materna slightly decreased in ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 57,544 to 58,337, a change of -1.38%. However, the number of people with this surname increased by 5.14% during the same period, from 331 to 348 individuals. The proportion of the population with this surname remained constant at 0.12 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#58,337	-1.38%
Count	331	348	5.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Materna

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Materna, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly linked to individuals identifying as White. In 2000, 96.37% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this figure increased slightly to 97.41% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly from 2.11% to 2.01%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped significantly from 1.51% to 0. Additionally, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Materna identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	97.41%	1.08%
Hispanic	2.11%	2.01%	-4.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%