Last Name MATTHEW

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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. The gift of the Lord.

Origin	English, Hebrew, Irish, Samoan, Zimbabwean, Pakistani

Rank	4,971 (2000 US census)	2,827 (1990 US census)

Count	6,486 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

59.9%, or 3885 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
29.94%, or 1942 total occurrences, as black,
3.92%, or 254 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.99%, or 64 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.62%, or 170 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.64%, or 171 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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