Explore the Family Name Matteo

The meaning of Matteo

Italian: from the personal name Matteo, a derivative of Latin Mattheus or Matthias (see Matthew). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Antonio, Amedeo, Augustino, Carmine, Domenic, Nicolino, Pasquale, Salvatore, Sante.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Matteo saw a slight decrease in its rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 14,115th most popular to 14,382nd. This represents a change of -1.89%. However, the actual count of people carrying the Matteo surname increased from 1,956 to 2,078 during the same period, marking a 6.24% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people also changed, dropping by 4.11%, from 0.73 to 0.7.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,115	#14,382	-1.89%
Count	1,956	2,078	6.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.7	-4.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Matteo

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the Matteo surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals identified as White (94.48%), which decreased slightly to 91.48% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, from 3.89% to 6.59%. There was also a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. In contrast, those reporting as being of two or more ethnicities decreased from 0.77% to 0.63%, and the Black category dropped from 0.41% to zero. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.48%	91.48%	-3.18%
Hispanic	3.89%	6.59%	69.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.91%	0%
Two or More Races	0.77%	0.63%	-18.18%
Black	0.41%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%