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There are approximately 6,272 people named Matthew in the UK. That makes it the 1,677th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 99 are named Matthew.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

Matthie
Matthews
Maddy
Matthewson
Matty
Mathieson
Mathew
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Mathe
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Math
Maithew
Maethew
Maathew
Mathewa
Maithews
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Maathews
Mathew's
Matheue
Matathew
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The Matthew surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MATTHEW. This baptismal name, introduced here at the Conquest, has not only become a surname, but the parent of many others: to wit, Mathew, Matthews, IMathews, Matthewson, Matthie, Mathieson, Matson, Mayhew, Mayo, Matts, Matty, Maddy, Madison.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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