Mathis

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Mathis is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French surname577K records spelled Mathis34 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Brazil, Argentina

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Mathïs, Mãthïs, Màthis, Mãthìs, Māțhīš

• a separate surname25K records spelled Mathis2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Máthis

• Norwegian surname1.9K records spelled Mathis3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom

  Languages: Norwegian, Swedish

  Also written Måthīs

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Mathis is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Dutch and French; from a variant of the personal name Mathias (see Matthew).

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In French, a surname originating as a patronymic

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Variante de Mathieu/Matthias, de l’hébreu Mattityah « don de Dieu ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Forme néerlandaise de Mathieu, issu de l’hébreu Matityahu.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, ) Mattis; Matthis: männl. Vom., verkürzte Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 110 years between 1885–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• June Mathisb. 1887USAmerican screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927)
• Clark Mathisb. 1901USCinematographer, television director
• Johnny Mathisb. 1935USAmerican singer
• Edith Mathisb. 1938CHSwiss opera singer (1938–2025)
• Samantha Mathisb. 1970USAmerican actress and trade union leader (born 1970)
• Clint Mathisb. 1976USAmerican soccer player
• Lionel Mathisb. 1981FRfootballer
• Rémi Mathisb. 1982FRFrench historian and librarian
• Gorilla Zoeb. 1983USnot in their usual nameAmerican rapper
• Elizabeth Mathisb. 1983USAmerican actor and television actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 676 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Mathis?

We estimate roughly 59 thousand people bear Mathis (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Mathis have the most bearers?

We estimate about 54 thousand people bear Mathis in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled mathis.

How common is Mathis compared with other names?

In the United States, Mathis is the 543rd most common surname of 7,257,200 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Mathis mean?

Recorded meaning: German/French form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of Yahweh'.