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 1,893
Agricultural Labourer 290
Labourer 273
Domestic Servant 139
General Servant 135
Coal Miner 112
Dress Maker 108
Servant 78
Carpenter 73
Laundress 66
Farm Labourer 62
Annuitant 58
House Keeper 51
Blacksmith 48
Gardener 48
Ag Labourer 40
Collier 39
General Servant Domestic 37
Farmer 36
Tailor 36
Shoe Maker 36
Charwoman 35
Hawker 33
Dressmaker 33
Cook 33

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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