Find out how popular the last name Matherne is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Matherne.

Matherne, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Matherne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Matherne in America

Matherne is the 9451st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Matherne surname appeared 3,442 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Matherne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Matherne to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Matherne

The surname Matherne is believed to have originated in France, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to have derived from the Old French word "mateur," which means "one who lives on an estate or farm." This suggests that the Matherne family may have been landowners or farmers in the regions of Normandy or Brittany.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the parish records of Saint-Malo, a city in Brittany, where a certain Jean Matherne was recorded as having been born in 1589. Another early record is that of Marguerite Matherne, who was married in the town of Rennes, Brittany, in 1612.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Matherne name appeared in various records across northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Brittany. Notable examples include Pierre Matherne (1648-1712), a merchant from Rouen, and Jean-Baptiste Matherne (1723-1789), a renowned painter from Saint-Malo.

As the French colonial empire expanded, some members of the Matherne family ventured to the Americas, where the name took root in places like Louisiana and Canada. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the New World is that of Jacques Matherne, who was born in Quebec in 1701.

In the 19th century, the Matherne name gained prominence in the United States, particularly in Louisiana, where many families of French descent had settled. One notable figure was Julien Matherne (1815-1892), a prominent lawyer and politician from New Orleans who served as a judge and state legislator.

Other notable individuals with the surname Matherne include Émile Matherne (1867-1942), a French-Canadian poet and journalist; Marie-Thérèse Matherne (1901-1985), a French artist and sculptor; and Georges Matherne (1923-2008), a French resistance fighter during World War II who later became a respected historian and author.

While the Matherne name has its roots in France, it has since spread across various parts of the world, with descendants bearing this surname in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Matherne

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Matherne.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Matherne was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Matherne has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Matherne was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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