Matilla meaning | Last name Matilla origin

Following is the meaning of Matilla surname. Family name Matilla is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Matilla
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Argentina
Meaning: Common in Spain, means the person who comes from a town with this name (six cities in Spain, not counting the hamlets and the places called). The place name is a diminutive of "mata" (= grove, bush, bushy place). The plural form Matillas has the same meaning.

Matilla is used as a family name or surname in Argentina languages. Matilla has 7 characters long in length.

Matilla is common in Argentina country(ies).

Matilla is ranked 64071 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Matillas plummeted by 1.315789 per cent to 150 since 2000 and slipped by 8048 spots and ranked at 116201. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 60.67 53.95
White 19.33 21.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
15.33 18.42

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Matilla

How popular is Matilla?

Matilla is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Spain which signifies that it is originated from Spain. Around 7129 people have been found who wears Matilla as their family name. Matilla is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
14,408 Uruguay2
9,272 Ecuador2
139,444 Brazil2
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
25,746 Finland1
42,479 Greece1
9,498 Iceland1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,292 Vietnam1
7,314 Bolivia1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
81,201 Switzerland1
36,678 Singapore1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
52,530 Belgium22
156,482 Canada14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
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Celebrities having Matilla surname

Javier Matilla Soccer player
Elisa Matilla Actress
  • In 2017 sci-fi flick, Alienígenas, Marco Matilla played Suarez.
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