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

Matveyev, 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 Matveyev surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Matveyev in America

Matveyev is the 82317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Matveyev surname appeared 229 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 Matveyev.

We can also compare 2010 data for Matveyev 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 Matveyev

The surname Matveyev is of Russian origin, deriving from the personal name Matvey, itself a Russian form of the Greek name Matthaios, meaning "gift of God." This surname began appearing in historical records as early as the 16th century in various regions of Russia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Matveyev surname can be found in the 17th century tax census books of the city of Novgorod, where several families bearing this name are listed. The name was particularly prevalent in the Novgorod and Tver regions during this time period.

In the late 17th century, Artamon Sergeyevich Matveyev (1625-1682) rose to prominence as a close advisor and confidant to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov. Matveyev played a significant role in shaping the political and cultural landscape of Russia during his time as the head of the Ambassadorial Prikaz (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

Another notable figure was the Russian chemist and inventor Vasily Vladimirovich Matveyev (1876-1913), who made important contributions to the field of electrochemistry and held several patents for his inventions.

The Matveyev surname can also be traced back to the village of Matveyevka, which was named after its founder, a landowner named Matveyev. This village, located in the Voronezh region, was established in the late 18th century and is still inhabited today.

In the 19th century, the Matveyev family produced several prominent military figures, including General Ivan Petrovich Matveyev (1801-1872), who served in the Crimean War, and his son, Colonel Nikolai Ivanovich Matveyev (1834-1895), who fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

Other notable individuals bearing the Matveyev surname include the Russian diplomat and historian Yuri Alekseyevich Matveyev (1888-1951), who served as the Soviet ambassador to several countries, and the Soviet actor and director Ivan Ivanovich Matveyev (1919-1993), known for his roles in various films and theatrical productions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Matveyev

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

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

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