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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

Mater
Matera
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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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