The Matteson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,148 people carried this name — #4,919 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,949 in 2000.

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In print

Matteson in American newspapers,
1902–1926.

Newspaper page from The Carbon County News carrying the name Matteson
The Carbon County News 1926-01-28
Newspaper page from The Kalispell Bee carrying the name Matteson
The Kalispell Bee 1902-01-22
Newspaper page from Judith Gap Journal carrying the name Matteson
Judith Gap Journal 1913-04-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,052 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Matteson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

241 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Matteson. The most, 33, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 105
Victoria 37
ACT (Canberra) 29
Queensland 24
South Australia 22
Western Australia 14
Tasmania 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Matteson.

Who carried it

People named Matteson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Orsamus B. Matteson
    Orsamus B. Matteson 1805–1889 · lawyer
  • Joel Aldrich Matteson
    Joel Aldrich Matteson 1808–1873 · politician
  • Charles Matteson
    Charles Matteson 1840–1925 · politician
  • Milo H. Matteson
    Milo H. Matteson 1901–1978 · military personnel
  • T. H. Matteson 1813–1884 · painter
  • John G. Matteson 1835–1896 · priest

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Matteson,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States685 records

685 records of the Matteson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 251
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 183
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 106
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 93
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 25
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arthur Matteson

    Born 1924 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; messenger from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Louisa Matteson

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; servant. From Effsburg, Finland, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas William Matteson

    Born 1947; from Rochester, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Long An, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 685 records for Matteson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Matteson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Matteson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Nabob, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Matteson

    Process engraver of Bayswater, Victoria; died 1953.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Robert Matteson

    Left Hobart in 1828 aboard the Hind, bound for Glasgow, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Matteson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Matteson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mat Matteson

    Died 1913; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Matteson

    Married 1816 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William A. Matteson

    Died 1918 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Matteson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Matteson name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaretha Matteson

    Buried in 1810 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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