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The Matheus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 664 people carried this name — #34,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 23% from 539 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Matheus surname

Borrowed from Dutch and Portuguese Matheus.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Matheus» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 191 people named Matheus 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 City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 75
Buenos Aires Province 67
Corrientes 19
Tucumán 16
Córdoba 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Matheus.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 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

Born outside France 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 15
Guadeloupe 10
Yvelines 5
Paris 4
Cher 4
French Guiana 2
Sarthe 2
Essonne 2

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 20 people named Matheus 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

Antwerp 20

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Matheus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Elena Yerovi Matheus
    Elena Yerovi Matheus 1891–1968 · First Lady
  • Max Matheus 1868–1943 · art collector
  • Luise Wiener 1872–1940
  • Andrias Wilhelmus Matheus 1873–1932 · military personnel
  • Sophie Guttmann 1874–1940
  • John F. Matheus 1887–1983 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Matheus.

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