How Many People Are Named Matthaeus Hoover?

There are approximately 1 people named Matthaeus Hoover living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Matthaeus with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hoover. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Matthaeus

Last Name

Hoover

Matthaeus: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Matthaeus. The peak year was 2016 with 5 births. The average person named Matthaeus today is 10 years old.

Ancestry of the Hoover Surname

The surname Hoover was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Hoover in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

89.41%

Black

3.38%

Hispanic

2.67%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.69%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.52%

Two or More Races

3.34%

How we calculated this

The first name "Matthaeus" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Hoover" appears at a rate of 19.07 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Matthaeus are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Matthaeus

Matthaeus Garcia Matthaeus Williams Matthaeus Smith Matthaeus Brown Matthaeus Jones Matthaeus Johnson

Other people with the surname Hoover

Michael Hoover James Hoover John Hoover David Hoover Robert Hoover William Hoover Edgar Hoover Herbert Hoover

Matthaeus Hoover: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Matthaeus Hoover?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Matthaeus Hoover are alive in the United States today. The first name Matthaeus is shared by 5 Americans, and the surname Hoover is shared by 65,363.

How rare is the name Matthaeus Hoover?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Matthaeus is very rare and the surname Hoover is uncommon.

Is Matthaeus a male or female name?

Matthaeus is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2016 and the average bearer today is 10 years old.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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