Where Does the Mattsson Surname Come From?

Mattsson? Think of it as Mattson with a different pen. Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Matt”.

How the spelling arose

The extra “s” in Mattsson is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Matson.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Mattsson surname had 355 bearers. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames. Mattsson sounds close to Matteson, so it can help to search both.

Heraldry and the Mattsson name

Arms linked to Mattson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Mattsson family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.