Mathews Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mathews Name Meaning: The name is patronymic from 'Mathew'.Meaning son of 'Mathew'.

The name means 'gift of God' & is from the Hebrew personal name 'Matityahu'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mathews Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mathews family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,057
Agricultural Labourer 387
House Servant 216
Labourer 180
At Home 132
Farm Labourer 119
Servant 102
Dress Maker 92
Coal Miner 72
Carpenter 61
Laundress 56
General Servant 53
Pauper 52
Farm Servant 52
Shoe Maker 48
Collier 45
Annuitant 44
Tailor 40
House Keeper 36
Cook 35
Blacksmith 35
Gardener 34
Scholar At Home 32
Butcher 32
House Maid 31

Mathews Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Matthews 88% 181,810
2 Mathews 100% 80,894
3 Mathewes 88% 156

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The surname Mathews is the 2nd most popular variant of Matthews.

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