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

Mattocks, 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 Mattocks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mattocks in America

Mattocks is the 14113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mattocks surname appeared 2,129 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 Mattocks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mattocks 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 Mattocks

The surname Mattocks has its origins in England and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English word "mattoc," which was a type of tool or implement used for digging or cutting. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who worked with such tools, perhaps as a farmer or agricultural laborer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, where a person named William Mattok is mentioned. This spelling variation is indicative of how surnames were often fluid and varied in their spellings during that time period.

The Mattocks surname also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1296, where a William Mattok is listed. This record provides further evidence of the name's presence in medieval England.

In the 14th century, the name Mattocks can be found in the Court Rolls of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire, where a John Mattok is recorded as a resident in 1349. This suggests that the surname had spread to different regions of the country by this point.

A notable individual bearing the Mattocks surname was Sir Isaac Mattocks, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was a member of the English gentry and served as a Justice of the Peace in Gloucestershire. His birth and death dates are not precisely recorded, but he was active during the reign of King James I.

Another notable figure was Richard Mattocks, a 17th-century English author and clergyman. He was born in 1637 and published several works, including a book titled "The Life of Christ" in 1676. Mattocks served as the vicar of Dittingdale in Shropshire until his death in 1701.

In the 18th century, the Mattocks surname can be found in various parish records across England. One example is John Mattocks, who was born in Warwickshire in 1724 and later became a successful merchant in London.

Another individual of note was Thomas Mattocks, an English artist and engraver who lived from 1753 to 1831. He was known for his landscape paintings and etchings, and his works were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.

A final example from history is Robert Mattocks, a British naval officer who lived from 1780 to 1862. He served in the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral, participating in several important battles during the Napoleonic Wars.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mattocks

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

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

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