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 5,256
Agricultural Labourer 518
Domestic Servant 266
Dress Maker 266
General Labourer 261
Coal Miner 259
Labourer 235
General Servant 208
Laundress 143
Farm Labourer 139
Carpenter 128
Annuitant 118
General Servant Domestic 107
Charwoman 83
House Keeper 80
Tailor 78
No Occupation 73
Gardener 64
Shoe Maker 59
Servant 56
Farm Servant Indoor 55
Farmers Son 55
Butcher 52
Joiner 49
Cook 48

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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