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 | 14 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 38 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 41 |
| Cornwall | 71 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 23 |
| Devon | 88 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 124 |
| Essex | 117 |
| Gloucestershire | 37 |
| Hampshire | 50 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 65 |
| Lancashire | 426 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 480 |
| Middlesex | 74 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 30 |
| Northamptonshire | 26 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 22 |
| Suffolk | 33 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 107 |
| Sussex | 68 |
| Staffordshire | 49 |
| Warwickshire | 62 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 15 |
| Worcestershire | 29 |
| Yorkshire | 255 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 104 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 41 |
| General Labourer | 28 |
| General Servant Domestic | 26 |
| Dress Maker | 21 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Farmer | 16 |
| Cook Domestic | 14 |
| Woollen Weaver | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Laundress Wash | 9 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 9 |
| Dock Labourer | 8 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| Scholar | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Commercial Clerk | 7 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 7 |
| Coal Hewer | 7 |
| School | 7 |
| Draper Assistant | 6 |
| Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Tailoress | 6 |
| Bricklayer | 6 |
| General Hawker | 6 |
| 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 |