The Maton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 208 people carried this name — #89,069 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 21% from 262 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Maton surname
From a pet form of the personal name Matthew, or directly borrowed from French Maton.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Maton» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,001 people named Maton.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Nord.
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 736 people named Maton 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 Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
56 people named Maton have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 73 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
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 Maton,
with a public archive behind them.
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William George Maton 1774–1835 · physician -
William George Maton 1774–1835 · physician
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Georges Maton 1913–1998 · sport cyclist -
Emilie Maton d. 1952
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Robert Maton 1607–1646 · writer
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Bartholomeus Maton 1641–1684 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Maton.
- Mathys 638 · U.S. census
- Mati 348 · U.S. census
- Matias 11,635 · U.S. census
- Matic 645 · U.S. census
- Matile 122 · U.S. census
- Matis 1,495 · U.S. census
- Matos 21,258 · U.S. census
- Matras 256 · U.S. census
- Matrone 242 · U.S. census
- Matt 4,337 · U.S. census
- Matta 5,610 · U.S. census
- Matte 2,819 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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