Matthey surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Matthey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 239 people carried this name — #79,598 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 281 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

691 people named Matthey live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 292
Neuchâtel 123
Geneva 92
Bern 48
Fribourg 47
Valais 36
Zurich 21
Lucerne 8

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 101 people named Matthey.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Paris 22
Côte-d’Or 12
Seine-et-Marne 8
Yvelines 7
Gironde 7
Jura 4
Doubs 4
Val-de-Marne 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Matthey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Heinrich Matthey
    Heinrich Matthey 1825–1913
  • Maurice Matthey d. 1998 · rower
  • Nora Matthey d. 1953
  • Constance Louisa Pelly d. 1944
  • Imogen Matthey d. 1997
  • Pierre-David Matthey 1752–1826 · master builder

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

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Surnames next to Matthey.

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