The Mathias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,851 people carried this name — #4,014 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 8,286 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,074 people named Mathias.
79 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 86 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 123 people named Mathias 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 Namur.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 121 people named Mathias 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 Neuquén.
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 Poland’s population register
78 people named Mathias 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 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
53 people named Mathias live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 the Nordic population registers
24 people named Mathias is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Mathias in American newspapers,
1905–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 105,828 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mathias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine Mathias 1753–1828 · politician -
Octavius Mathias 1805–1864 · priest -
Georges Mathias 1826–1910 · composer -
Eliza Stradling d. 1884
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Emily Catherine Lawes d. 1877
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Lewis Mathias d. 1882
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mathias.
- Mathern 387 · U.S. census
- Mathes 6,553 · U.S. census
- Matheu 352 · U.S. census
- Matheus 664 · U.S. census
- Mathey 680 · U.S. census
- Mathia 300 · U.S. census
- Mathie 494 · U.S. census
- Mathieu 5,483 · U.S. census
- Mathiot 138 · U.S. census
- Mathis 54,217 · U.S. census
- Mathon 230 · U.S. census
- Mathurin 1,597 · U.S. census
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