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 1,610
Agricultural Labourer 421
Labourer 166
House Servant 141
Servant 110
Coal Miner 102
Dress Maker 97
General Servant 74
Carter 69
Laundress 67
Carpenter 61
Blacksmith 55
Shoe Maker 53
House Keeper 52
Farm Labourer 49
Cook 45
Tailor 43
House Maid 35
Domestic Servant 32
Gardener 28
Fund Holder 25
Groom 21
Lace Maker 21
Baker 21
Nurse 21

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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