The Mater surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 560 people carried this name — #37,429 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 134 people named Mater.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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 Poland’s population register
48 people named Mater have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 63 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mater.
- Matas 836 · U.S. census
- Mate 1,015 · U.S. census
- Matecki 367 · U.S. census
- Matel 289 · U.S. census
- Mateo 8,540 · U.S. census
- Mateos 1,025 · U.S. census
- Matera 1,263 · U.S. census
- Matern 598 · U.S. census
- Materne 272 · U.S. census
- Mateu 198 · U.S. census
- Mateus 688 · U.S. census
- Math 434 · U.S. census
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