The Mathes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,553 people carried this name — #5,319 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,468 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 115 people named Mathes.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Mathes 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 print
Mathes in American newspapers,
1877–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 95,451 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mathes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lena B. Mathes 1861–1951 · teacher -
Paul Mathes 1871–1923 · physician -
James Madison Mathes 1808–1892 · writer
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Michael Mathes 1814–1869 · engraver
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Nikolaus Mathes 1845–1921 · painter
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S.J. Mathes 1845–1927 · newspaper editor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mathes.
- Math 415 · U.S. census
- Matha 187 · U.S. census
- Mathe 762 · U.S. census
- Matheis 848 · U.S. census
- Mathelier 216 · U.S. census
- Mathern 387 · U.S. census
- Matheu 352 · U.S. census
- Matheus 664 · U.S. census
- Mathey 680 · U.S. census
- Mathia 300 · U.S. census
- Mathias 8,851 · U.S. census
- Mathie 494 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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