The Mat surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 258 people carried this name — #74,826 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 20% from 215 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 85 people named Mat.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Finistère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Mat live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Mat,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mat Mladin 1972– · motorcycle racer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mat.
- Mastin 4,085 · U.S. census
- Maston 1,878 · U.S. census
- Mastrangelo 2,482 · U.S. census
- Mastroianni 1,977 · U.S. census
- Mastrosimone 258 · U.S. census
- Masure 137 · U.S. census
- Mata 48,120 · U.S. census
- Matalon 420 · U.S. census
- Matarese 712 · U.S. census
- Matas 934 · U.S. census
- Mate 1,071 · U.S. census
- Matecki 368 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Mat is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.