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
School 4,224
Farm Labourer 412
General Labourer 327
Coal Miner Hewer 321
Private Means 273
General Servant (domestic) 240
Labourer 230
None 209
Dressmaker 206
Farmer 193
Domestic Servant 157
At Home 146
At School 127
Clerk 121
Shop Assistant 113
Carpenter 111
House Keeper 102
Laundress 101
Scholar 99
Housekeeper 92
Dock Labourer 91
Assisting In Business 88
General Servant Domestic 88
House Painter 86
Bricklayer 85

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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