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 4,193
Agricultural Labourer 424
Coal Miner 321
General Labourer 304
Dress Maker 225
Domestic Servant 222
Farmer 201
Living On Own Means 194
General Servant Domestic 162
General Servant 150
Labourer 146
Living On Her Own Means 145
Farm Labourer 136
Laundress 132
Carpenter 107
Gardener 95
General Domestic Servant 71
Blacksmith 66
Cook Domestic Servant 59
Grocer 59
House Keeper 56
Farm Servant 54
Clerk 52
Errand Boy 50
Cotton Weaver 49

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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