Explore the Family Name Matton

The meaning of Matton

1. French (mainly northern): from a pet form of the personal name Mathieu (see Matthew). 2. Altered form of French Mathon, a variant of 1 above. 3. English: variant of Maton. Some characteristic forenames: French Philias, Alphonse, Clermont, Emile, Jean-Luc.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Matton has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,955th most common, but by 2010, its rank had slipped to 48,901, marking an 11.25% drop. The number of people with the surname also decreased during this period, with a count of 462 in 2000 falling to 431 by 2010, a decline of 6.71%. The proportion of individuals named Matton per 100,000 also saw a decrease of 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,955	#48,901	-11.25%
Count	462	431	-6.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Matton

Regarding the ethnicity of those sharing the surname Matton, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 91.56% to 88.63%. There was a noted increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 3.03% to 4.87%, which represents a 60.73% increase. The proportion identifying as Black fell by 32.36%, from 4.11% to 2.78%. Interestingly, the category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010, accounting for 2.78% of Mattons, but there were no data for this group in 2000. No Mattons identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.56%	88.63%	-3.2%
Hispanic	3.03%	4.87%	60.73%
Two or More Races	0%	2.78%	0%
Black	4.11%	2.78%	-32.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%