Last Name MATTHEWS

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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.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Maori, Zimbabwean

Rank 217 (2000 US census) 169 (1990 US census)
Count 124,839 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 66.21%, or 82656 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 29.45%, or 36765 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 612 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.54%, or 674 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.79%, or 2235 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.53%, or 1910 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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