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 3,137
Agricultural Labourer 505
Labourer 320
Domestic Servant 189
General Servant 173
Dress Maker 151
Coal Miner 109
Laundress 104
Annuitant 92
Servant 83
Ag Labourer 83
House Keeper 76
Carpenter 75
Wife Of Above 68
Gardener 66
Tailor 60
Farm Labourer 58
Cook 57
Shoe Maker 56
Dressmaker 55
Errand Boy 51
No Occupation 50
Farm Servant 47
General Servant Domestic 46
Blacksmith 43

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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