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

Matrious, 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 Matrious surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Matrious in America

Matrious is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Matrious surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Matrious.

We can also compare 2010 data for Matrious 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 Matrious

The surname MATRIOUS is believed to have originated in the ancient region of Gaul, which is modern-day France and parts of neighboring countries. It dates back to the 5th century AD, during the Gallo-Roman period when the region was transitioning from Roman rule to the rise of the Franks.

MATRIOUS is thought to be derived from the Latin word "matrius," meaning "maternal" or "motherly." It may have been used as a nickname or descriptive name for someone who exhibited nurturing or maternal qualities. Alternatively, it could have been a name given to someone who lived near a church or establishment dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MATRIOUS can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 11th century. The name is listed as "Matriosius," a variant spelling, in relation to a landowner in the region of Chartres, France.

In the 12th century, a notable figure named Guillelmus MATRIOUS was a prominent clergyman and scholar in the city of Paris. He is mentioned in several ecclesiastical records from that era, though his exact birth and death dates are uncertain.

During the 14th century, a family by the name of MATRIOUS lived in the village of Saintes, in the Charente-Maritime region of western France. Historical records from that time period reference a Jean MATRIOUS, who was a local landowner and vintner, born around 1320.

In the 16th century, a renowned French philosopher and humanist scholar named Pierre MATRIOUS (1499-1563) gained recognition for his writings on ethics and moral philosophy. He was born in the town of Montpellier and spent much of his life teaching at the University of Paris.

Another notable figure with this surname was Marguerite MATRIOUS (1615-1689), a French noblewoman and patron of the arts. She was born in the Château de Chambord and is known for her support of writers, artists, and intellectuals during the reign of Louis XIV.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Matrious

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

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 Matrious 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 Matrious 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 Matrious was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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