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

Matuz, 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 Matuz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Matuz in America

Matuz is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Matuz surname appeared 255 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 Matuz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Matuz 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 Matuz

The surname Matuz is believed to have originated in Hungary, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Hungarian word "mátusz," which was a diminutive form of the name Máté, the Hungarian equivalent of the biblical name Matthew.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Matuz can be found in the Váradi Regestrum, a 13th-century manuscript that documented legal proceedings in the Bishopric of Várad (now Oradea, Romania). This suggests that the name had already established itself in the region by that time.

During the 15th century, the name Matuz appeared in various Hungarian chronicles and records, often associated with individuals from noble or affluent backgrounds. For instance, Gáspár Matuz was a prominent landowner in the Szepes region (now part of Slovakia) who played a role in the conflicts between the Hungarian nobility and the Habsburgs in the late 1400s.

In the 16th century, the name Matuz gained further recognition with the rise of János Matuz, a Hungarian humanist scholar and poet who was active in the court of King Matthias Corvinus. Born in 1475, János Matuz was renowned for his Latin poetry and his translations of classical works into Hungarian.

Another notable figure bearing the surname Matuz was Zsigmond Matuz, a 17th-century Hungarian military commander who fought in the Long Turkish War against the Ottoman Empire. He gained recognition for his bravery and leadership during the Siege of Vienna in 1683, where he commanded a contingent of Hungarian troops.

The 18th century saw the emergence of Márton Matuz, a Hungarian botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of flora in the Carpathian region. Born in 1725, Márton Matuz is credited with the discovery and documentation of several plant species, some of which bear his name in scientific nomenclature.

Throughout its history, the surname Matuz has been closely associated with various regions of Hungary, particularly the central and eastern parts of the country. It has also spread to neighboring regions, such as Transylvania (now part of Romania) and parts of Slovakia, reflecting the migration patterns of Hungarian populations over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Matuz

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

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

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