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
Living On Own Means 164
Dress Maker 113
General Labourer 110
General Servant Domestic 97
Coal Miner Hewer 79
Scholar 70
Cook Domestic 66
Farmer 63
Domestic Servant 51
Agricultural Labourer 51
Carpenter 47
Housemaid Domestic 46
Coal Hewer 42
Charwoman 37
Dressmaker 35
Servant Domestic 35
Coal Miner 30
House Maid Domestic 29
Blacksmith 28
Laundress Wash 26
Tailoress 23
House Keeper 22
Labourer 21
Nurse Domestic 21
School 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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