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'.
Discover how your Mathews ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 55 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 147 |
| Cambridgeshire | 60 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 164 |
| Cornwall | 473 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 63 |
| Devon | 366 |
| Dorset | 38 |
| Durham | 162 |
| Essex | 158 |
| Gloucestershire | 365 |
| Hampshire | 256 |
| Herefordshire | 144 |
| Hertfordshire | 55 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 50 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 185 |
| Lancashire | 761 |
| Leicestershire | 129 |
| Lincolnshire | 79 |
| London | 1,739 |
| Middlesex | 216 |
| Northumberland | 88 |
| Norfolk | 173 |
| Northamptonshire | 79 |
| Nottinghamshire | 107 |
| Oxfordshire | 79 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 50 |
| Shropshire | 277 |
| Suffolk | 47 |
| Somerset | 251 |
| Surrey | 240 |
| Sussex | 134 |
| Staffordshire | 506 |
| Warwickshire | 410 |
| Westmorland | 23 |
| Wiltshire | 257 |
| Worcestershire | 284 |
| Yorkshire | 441 |
| Anglesey | 18 |
| Brecknockshire | 42 |
| Cardiganshire | 10 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 36 |
| Denbighshire | 112 |
| Flintshire | 77 |
| Glamorgan | 804 |
| Merionethshire | 15 |
| Montgomeryshire | 56 |
| Monmouthshire | 336 |
| Pembrokeshire | 24 |
| Radnorshire | 22 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,187 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 218 |
| Coal Miner | 189 |
| Labourer | 148 |
| Domestic Servant | 139 |
| General Labourer | 138 |
| Dress Maker | 103 |
| General Servant | 99 |
| Farm Labourer | 71 |
| Laundress | 61 |
| Annuitant | 60 |
| Carpenter | 49 |
| Farmers Son | 45 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 42 |
| Charwoman | 38 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Gardener | 31 |
| No Occupation | 29 |
| Servant | 28 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| None | 27 |
| Shoe Maker | 26 |
| Tailor | 26 |
| Tailoress | 25 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Mathews | 5,833 |
| Mary Mathews | 5,801 |
| John Mathews | 5,056 |
| Elizabeth Mathews | 3,807 |
| Thomas Mathews | 3,451 |
| Sarah Mathews | 2,675 |
| George Mathews | 2,656 |
| James Mathews | 2,597 |
| Ann Mathews | 2,275 |
| Charles Mathews | 1,779 |
| Jane Mathews | 1,720 |
| Henry Mathews | 1,696 |
| Eliza Mathews | 1,305 |
| Joseph Mathews | 1,211 |
| Edward Mathews | 1,136 |
| Emma Mathews | 1,082 |
| Margaret Mathews | 1,004 |
| Richard Mathews | 986 |
| Ellen Mathews | 942 |
| Annie Mathews | 863 |
| Alice Mathews | 828 |
| Robert Mathews | 820 |
| Emily Mathews | 766 |
| Hannah Mathews | 762 |
| Samuel Mathews | 754 |