Explore the Family Name Mattila

The meaning of Mattila

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from the personal name Matti, a Finnish form of Matthew, + the locative suffix -la, thus referring to ‘Matti’s farm’. Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century in western, southern, and northern Finland. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Reino, Sulo, Toivo, Yalmer, Arvo, Esko, Heikki, Ilmari, Jaakko, Kaino, Martti, Pertti.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mattila has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 19,079th most common in the United States and slipped slightly to 19,379th in 2010, marking a 1.57% drop in ranking. However, the actual count of people with the surname Mattila increased by 5.76%, from 1,319 in 2000 to 1,395 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k decreased by 4.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,079	#19,379	-1.57%
Count	1,319	1,395	5.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.47	-4.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mattila

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most people with the surname Mattila identify as white. In 2000, 95.07% identified as white, which fell slightly to 94.34% in 2010. The number of individuals who identified as having two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase, rising from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.86% in 2010, reflecting a 75.47% change. Those who identified as Hispanic also had an increase, from 1.67% in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010. There were no individuals with the surname Mattila who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.07%	94.34%	-0.77%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.22%	32.93%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.86%	75.47%
Black	0.76%	0.72%	-5.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.76%	0%	0%