Explore the Family Name Mattia

The meaning of Mattia

Italian (southern): from the personal name Mattia, a variant of Matteo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Alfonse, Marco, Aldo, Antonio, Cosimo, Domenic, Egidio, Gesualdo, Giacomo, Gino.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Mattia' has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,224th in popularity but climbed to the 14,686th position by 2010, marking a positive change of 9.48%. This rise in popularity is also reflected in the count of individuals with the Mattia surname, which grew from 1,637 in 2000 to 2,025 in 2010, a significant increase of 23.7%. The proportion of people with this last name per 100,000 population also rose from 0.61 to 0.69 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,224	#14,686	9.48%
Count	1,637	2,025	23.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.69	13.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mattia

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some fascinating shifts. While White people remained the dominant group associated with the surname 'Mattia', growing slightly from 87.97% in 2000 to 88.74% in 2010, there were considerable changes among other ethnicities. There was a notable increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories, rising by 167.57% and 59.66% respectively. However, the proportion of people identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or Hispanic saw a reduction of 13.99% and 10.06% respectively. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased significantly by 65.72%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.97%	88.74%	0.88%
Black	2.38%	3.8%	59.66%
Hispanic	3.18%	2.86%	-10.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.93%	2.52%	-13.99%
Two or More Races	3.18%	1.09%	-65.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.99%	167.57%