Explore the Family Name Matrone

The meaning of Matrone

Italian: perhaps a masculinized form of Matrona, from the personal name Matrona, from Latin matrona ‘married woman, wife’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Concetta, Sal. Spanish Santa, Silvana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Matrone" saw a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Matrone was ranked at 71,610 with 254 people bearing this name. This number dropped slightly by 2010 with the rank slipping to 78,821 and only 242 individuals carrying the surname. The proportion of the population with this last name also decreased over this decade, from 0.09 per 100,000 in 2000 to 0.08 per 100,000 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#71,610#78,821-10.07%
Count254242-4.72%
Proportion per 100k0.090.08-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Matrone

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that those carrying the Matrone surname are predominantly of White ethnicity. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.64% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this figure increased to 99.59% by 2010. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian/Alaskan Native were either absent or suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010. There was no reported change in these figures over the ten-year period.

20002010Change
White97.64%99.59%2%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%