Explore the Family Name Mathiason

The meaning of Mathiason

1. Americanized form of Swedish Mathiasson: patronymic from the personal name Mathias, Swedish form of Matthew. 2. Americanized form of Danish Mathiasen, a cognate of 1 above.

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

The surname Mathiason experienced a drop in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked at 41,448, but by 2010, it had fallen to 51,941, indicating a decrease of 25.32%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 495 in 2000 to 400 in 2010, a decline of 19.19%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 individuals, those named Mathiason fell from 0.18% in 2000 to 0.14% in 2010, a decrease of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,448	#51,941	-25.32%
Count	495	400	-19.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.14	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mathiason

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mathiason, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the dominant ethnicity is White, accounting for 96.16% in 2000 and 93.50% in 2010, indicating a slight decrease of 2.77%. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicity with the surname were reported as zero for both 2000 and 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped significantly from 1.82% in 2000 to 1.25% in 2010, a change of -31.32%, while those identifying as Hispanic disappeared altogether, dropping from 1.21% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Interestingly, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation emerged in 2010 at 3.75%, where there was none reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.16%	93.5%	-2.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.75%	0%
Two or More Races	1.82%	1.25%	-31.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.21%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%