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 | 19 |
| Buckinghamshire | 59 |
| Berkshire | 79 |
| Cambridgeshire | 36 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 130 |
| Cornwall | 176 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 52 |
| Devon | 237 |
| Dorset | 41 |
| Durham | 45 |
| Essex | 305 |
| Gloucestershire | 213 |
| Hampshire | 321 |
| Herefordshire | 49 |
| Hertfordshire | 54 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 203 |
| Lancashire | 435 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 1,164 |
| Middlesex | 443 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 51 |
| Northamptonshire | 37 |
| Nottinghamshire | 37 |
| Oxfordshire | 38 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 64 |
| Suffolk | 40 |
| Somerset | 123 |
| Surrey | 233 |
| Sussex | 107 |
| Staffordshire | 272 |
| Warwickshire | 123 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 147 |
| Worcestershire | 101 |
| Yorkshire | 217 |
| Anglesey | 8 |
| Brecknockshire | 27 |
| Cardiganshire | 13 |
| Carnarvonshire | 23 |
| Carmarthenshire | 44 |
| Denbighshire | 77 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 571 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 25 |
| Monmouthshire | 131 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 621 |
| Private Means | 75 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 56 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 56 |
| Farm Labourer | 49 |
| General Labourer | 44 |
| None | 42 |
| Dressmaker | 40 |
| Labourer | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 36 |
| At Home | 32 |
| Farmer | 32 |
| Clerk | 29 |
| Dress Maker | 28 |
| General Servant Domestic | 27 |
| House Keeper | 24 |
| Cook (domestic) | 24 |
| Shop Assistant | 22 |
| Student | 19 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 18 |
| House Painter | 17 |
| Dock Labourer | 16 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Laundress | 16 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 15 |
| 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 |