Matthews Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Matthews Name Meaning: Derives from the given name 'Matthew',son of Matthew.

Originally Hebrew,standard english for the new testamnet,meaning 'gift of God'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Matthews Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Matthews family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,760
Agricultural Labourer 532
House Servant 277
Labourer 210
At Home 192
Dress Maker 171
Farm Labourer 170
Laundress 110
Servant 100
Annuitant 95
Carpenter 87
General Servant 73
Pauper 68
Tailor 64
Farm Servant 63
Scholar At Home 63
House Keeper 61
Shoe Maker 57
Gardener 56
Errand Boy 54
Coal Miner 53
Blacksmith 40
Cook 35
Farmers Son 34
Farmer 33

Matthews Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Matthews 100% 181,810
2 Mathews 88% 80,894
3 Matthewes 89% 148

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