The Mathe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 762 people carried this name — #30,600 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is down 14% from 884 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,977 people named Mathe.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Vendée.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 80 people named Mathe live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Mathe live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Mathe 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 Antwerp.
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 Mathe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lew Mathe 1915–1986 · bridge player
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Jude Mathe 1946– · politician
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Michel Mathe 1963– · writer
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Thabani Mathe 1997– · badminton player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mathe.
- Matern 599 · 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
- Matheis 848 · U.S. census
- Mathelier 216 · U.S. census
- Mathern 387 · U.S. census
- Mathes 6,553 · U.S. census
- Matheu 352 · U.S. census
- Matheus 664 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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