Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MATHER
There are approximately 11,740 people named Mather in the UK. That makes it the 877th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 186 are named Mather.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
MaterMatera
Mateer
Maeweather
Matha
Maither
Maether
Maather
Mathar
Mathair
Maethar
Maethor
Maethir
Maithers
Mathaire
Mathara
Mathaier
Madther
Mahter
Matharah
Mathae
Materah
M'Mathers
Mataheru
Matharau
The Mather surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Welsh, Madur, a benevolent man. Medwr, a reaper. Mathair, in Gaelic, is a mother.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MATHER. MATHERS. Mathers is a village in the parish of St. Cyrus or Ecclescraig in Kincardineshire.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.