Matthew 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'. A name which became popular after the time of the Crusades.
Discover how your Matthew ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 39 |
| Cambridgeshire | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 123 |
| Cornwall | 123 |
| Cumberland | 39 |
| Derbyshire | 58 |
| Devon | 167 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 140 |
| Essex | 126 |
| Gloucestershire | 129 |
| Hampshire | 118 |
| Herefordshire | 15 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 63 |
| Lancashire | 492 |
| Leicestershire | 31 |
| Lincolnshire | 87 |
| London | 705 |
| Middlesex | 80 |
| Northumberland | 63 |
| Norfolk | 27 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 52 |
| Oxfordshire | 29 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 44 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 40 |
| Surrey | 148 |
| Sussex | 112 |
| Staffordshire | 190 |
| Warwickshire | 139 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 80 |
| Worcestershire | 99 |
| Yorkshire | 338 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 19 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 42 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 306 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 46 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 641 |
| Coal Miner | 70 |
| General Labourer | 62 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 56 |
| Domestic Servant | 54 |
| Living On Own Means | 41 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| General Servant Domestic | 30 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 25 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Laundress | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| Clerk | 14 |
| General Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Woollen Weaver | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Matthew | 1,333 |
| William Matthew | 1,309 |
| John Matthew | 1,079 |
| Elizabeth Matthew | 931 |
| Thomas Matthew | 760 |
| James Matthew | 700 |
| Sarah Matthew | 677 |
| George Matthew | 563 |
| Ann Matthew | 465 |
| Charles Matthew | 410 |
| Jane Matthew | 392 |
| Henry Matthew | 375 |
| Joseph Matthew | 324 |
| Robert Matthew | 302 |
| Eliza Matthew | 281 |
| Margaret Matthew | 273 |
| Richard Matthew | 253 |
| Alice Matthew | 223 |
| Edward Matthew | 214 |
| Samuel Matthew | 214 |
| Ellen Matthew | 208 |
| Hannah Matthew | 208 |
| Emma Matthew | 206 |
| Emily Matthew | 204 |
| Annie Matthew | 194 |