How Many People Are Named Matthew Andrews?
There are approximately 670 people named Matthew Andrews living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 511,574 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Matthew with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Andrews. 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
670
1 in 511,574 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Matthew: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Matthew. The peak year was 1983 with 50,525 births. The average person named Matthew today is 37 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Matthew
In the 2020 Census, the first name Matthew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.89%) and Two or More Races (3.31%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Matthew in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Matthew rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Andrews Surname
The surname Andrews 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 Andrews 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.
How we calculated this
The first name "Matthew" has an estimated frequency of 0.452% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Andrews" appears at a rate of 43.23 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 Matthew are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 670 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Matthew Andrews: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Matthew Andrews?
We estimate approximately 670 people named Matthew Andrews are alive in the United States today. The first name Matthew is shared by 1,549,178 Americans, and the surname Andrews is shared by 148,163.
How rare is the name Matthew Andrews?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 511,574 Americans. The first name Matthew is very common and the surname Andrews is common.
Is Matthew a male or female name?
Matthew is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1983 and the average bearer today is 37 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Matthew?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Matthew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.08%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.89%) and Two or More Races (3.31%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
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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