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 | 71 |
| Buckinghamshire | 46 |
| Berkshire | 119 |
| Cambridgeshire | 36 |
| Channel Islands | 27 |
| Cheshire | 124 |
| Cornwall | 332 |
| Cumberland | 93 |
| Derbyshire | 75 |
| Devon | 246 |
| Dorset | 67 |
| Durham | 113 |
| Essex | 311 |
| Gloucestershire | 218 |
| Hampshire | 399 |
| Herefordshire | 140 |
| Hertfordshire | 41 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 190 |
| Lancashire | 894 |
| Leicestershire | 93 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 1,749 |
| Middlesex | 277 |
| Northumberland | 86 |
| Norfolk | 186 |
| Northamptonshire | 69 |
| Nottinghamshire | 65 |
| Oxfordshire | 78 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 278 |
| Suffolk | 82 |
| Somerset | 303 |
| Surrey | 217 |
| Sussex | 166 |
| Staffordshire | 466 |
| Warwickshire | 244 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 334 |
| Worcestershire | 296 |
| Yorkshire | 424 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 68 |
| Cardiganshire | 60 |
| Carnarvonshire | 22 |
| Carmarthenshire | 73 |
| Denbighshire | 63 |
| Flintshire | 68 |
| Glamorgan | 884 |
| Merionethshire | 22 |
| Montgomeryshire | 32 |
| Monmouthshire | 346 |
| Pembrokeshire | 189 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,795 |
| Coal Miner | 215 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 182 |
| General Labourer | 157 |
| Domestic Servant | 121 |
| Labourer | 101 |
| Dress Maker | 100 |
| Farmer | 90 |
| Living On Own Means | 83 |
| General Servant | 80 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 75 |
| Laundress | 70 |
| General Servant Domestic | 66 |
| Farm Labourer | 61 |
| Carpenter | 40 |
| House Keeper | 40 |
| Farm Servant | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 35 |
| Gardener | 35 |
| General Domestic Servant | 34 |
| Clerk | 32 |
| Dressmaker | 29 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| Errand Boy | 26 |
| Cotton Weaver | 26 |
| 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 |