The Matz surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,123 people carried this name — #6,159 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 570 people named Matz.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 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 Poland’s population register
286 people named Matz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 337 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
73 people named Matz live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 55 people named Matz 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 Liège.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Matz.
- Maturana 187 · U.S. census
- Matusiak 651 · U.S. census
- Matuszak 1,351 · U.S. census
- Matuszczak 167 · U.S. census
- Matuszewski 1,287 · U.S. census
- Matysiak 204 · U.S. census
- Matzinger 372 · U.S. census
- Mau 2,537 · U.S. census
- Maud 113 · U.S. census
- Mauer 3,169 · U.S. census
- Mauge 115 · U.S. census
- Mauger 1,451 · U.S. census
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