MATTHEWS is ranked as the 225th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 145,033.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 45.49 people named MATTHEWS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MATTHEWS is
147,438, the rank is 217
and the proportion per 100k Americans named MATTHEWS is 46.28.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MATTHEWS is
66.2% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
29.4% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MATTHEWS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MATTHEWS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MATTHEWS
The state with the most people named
MATTHEWS is
Texas where
13,302 people have this name.
District of Columbia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MATTHEWS, as
123.8 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
North Carolina.
District of Columbia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MATTHEWS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
4,012
31.15
99.8%
Indiana
2,671
40.48
99.7%
Iowa
570
18.34
99.1%
Kansas
949
32.69
99.4%
Michigan
4,580
46.21
99.9%
Minnesota
807
14.79
99.5%
Missouri
2,380
79.49
99.5%
Nebraska
493
26.19
99.1%
North Dakota
88
11.96
92.8%
Ohio
3,972
34.26
99.8%
South Dakota
133
15.55
96.1%
Wisconsin
1,076
18.69
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name MATTHEWS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
99.0%
Arizona
2,234
33.18
99.7%
California
11,427
29.45
99.9%
Colorado
2,080
38.84
99.8%
Hawaii
355
25.02
98.9%
Idaho
796
48.73
99.4%
Montana
314
30.66
98.9%
Nevada
862
30.37
99.5%
New Mexico
778
37.31
99.2%
Oregon
1,549
39.01
99.7%
Utah
1,466
49.81
99.4%
Washington
2,563
36.3
99.8%
Wyoming
205
35.12
98.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MATTHEWS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,356
37.69
99.7%
Maine
744
55.91
99.0%
Massachusetts
2,542
37.69
99.7%
New Hampshire
495
37.32
99.0%
New Jersey
4,065
45.48
99.9%
New York
6,776
34.32
99.9%
Pennsylvania
5,297
41.42
99.9%
Rhode Island
346
32.82
98.8%
Vermont
180
28.78
98.2%
South States
State stats for the first name MATTHEWS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MATTHEWS as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MATTHEWS.
The most popular full name is James MATTHEWS.
2.00% of all the people named MATTHEWS
have this given name.
There are 4078 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MATTHEWS