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

Mattison, 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 Mattison surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mattison in America

Mattison is the 4737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mattison surname appeared 7,485 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Mattison.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mattison 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 Mattison

The surname Mattison is of English origin, derived from the medieval personal name Matthew, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Mattathyahu, meaning "gift of Yahweh." The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the late 12th century in various parts of England.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was William Matyson, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1195. The surname also appeared in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1273, where a certain John Matyson was listed.

The name Mattison is believed to have been initially derived from the patronymic form "Matthew's son," which over time became solidified as a surname. Various spellings of the name were common in medieval records, including Matyson, Matthyson, and Mathison.

In the 13th century, the name was particularly prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. Some early examples include Robert Mathyson, who was recorded in the Yorkshire Feet of Fines in 1272, and Richard Matyson, mentioned in the Nottinghamshire Borough Records in 1349.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname was Sir Walter Mattison, a knight who fought alongside Edward III during the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century. Another prominent figure was Thomas Mattison, a wealthy merchant and landowner from Yorkshire, who lived in the late 15th century.

Other notable bearers of the name include Sir John Mattison (1580-1632), an English politician and Member of Parliament; William Mattison (1625-1701), a Puritan minister and author; and Mary Mattison (1679-1739), an English poet and writer.

The surname Mattison has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Mattison's Croft in Yorkshire and Mattison's Field in Lincolnshire, further indicating the surname's long-standing presence in these regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mattison

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

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

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