Last Name MATHEW

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Mathew. Found in French and English forms in large quantaties in the early registers. The nicknames and diminutives are numerous. The two chief nicknames wre Mat (English) and May (French). Mathew or Mayheu was exceedingly popular.
Origin English, Indian, Irish, South african

Rank 3,509 (2000 US census) 5,440 (1990 US census)
Count 9,311 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 19.54%, or 1819 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.98%, or 464 total occurrences, as black,
  • 67.84%, or 6317 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.89%, or 83 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 4.89%, or 455 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.86%, or 173 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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