The Mattern surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,705 people carried this name — #7,110 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,427 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 374 people named Mattern.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 71 people named Mattern 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 Santa Fe.
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
54 people named Mattern live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
38 people named Mattern have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 60 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Mattern 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 Luxembourg Province.
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 print
Mattern in American newspapers,
1895–1896.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Mattern,
with a public archive behind them.
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Al Mattern 1883–1958 · baseball player -
Hans Mattern d. 2000 · ice hockey player
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Carl Maximillian Mattern 1705–1774 · cabinetmaker
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Richard Oskar Mattern 1856–1913
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Emil Mattern 1865–1935 · engineer
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Johannes Mattern 1882–1970 · political scientist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mattern.
- Mattel 118 · U.S. census
- Matteo 2,078 · U.S. census
- Matteoli 109 · U.S. census
- Matteoni 166 · U.S. census
- Matter 2,870 · U.S. census
- Mattera 1,845 · U.S. census
- Mattes 3,007 · U.S. census
- Matteucci 780 · U.S. census
- Matthews 131,303 · U.S. census
- Matthey 239 · U.S. census
- Matthieu 222 · U.S. census
- Matthys 1,009 · U.S. census
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