The Matern surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 599 people carried this name — #37,229 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (598).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 82 people named Matern.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
71 people named Matern have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 112 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Matern,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Matern 1870–1938 · Catholic priest
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Kurt Matern 1884–1968 · architect
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Kurt Matern 1884–1968 · architect
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Kurt Matern 1884–1968 · architect
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Kurt Matern 1884–1968 · architect
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Kurt Matern 1885– · painter
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Matern.
- Matecki 368 · U.S. census
- Matel 283 · U.S. census
- Mateo 13,746 · U.S. census
- Mateos 1,526 · U.S. census
- Mater 422 · U.S. census
- Matera 1,235 · U.S. census
- Materne 298 · U.S. census
- Mateu 171 · U.S. census
- Mateus 892 · U.S. census
- Math 415 · U.S. census
- Matha 187 · U.S. census
- Mathe 762 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Matern is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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