Matthew meaning | Last name Matthew origin

Following is the meaning of Matthew surname. Family name Matthew is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Matthew
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: English form of the name Matthew (see Matthew).

Matthew is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria languages. Matthew has 7 characters long in length.

Matthew is common in Nigeria country(ies).

Matthew is ranked 4882 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Matthews plummeted by 0.7708911 per cent to 6436 since 2000 and slipped by 437 spots and ranked at 5408. The last name was found in around 22 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 54.37 59.9
Black 32.64 29.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
5.72 3.92
Hispanic or Latino 3.78 2.64
Others 2.59 2.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9 0.99

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Matthew

How popular is Matthew?

Matthew is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Dominica is ahead in terms of density. Around 111592 people have been found who wears Matthew as their family name. Matthew is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
475 Turks and Caicos Islands6
1,615 Sudan5
5,707 Nicaragua5
9,053 Senegal5
59,967 Moldova4
3,904 Ivory Coast4
180 Montserrat4
513 Sierra Leone4
35,789 Turkey3
2,967 Vietnam3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
25,074 Greece3
78,945 Argentina3
10,211 Bulgaria2
1,333 Guam2
1,834 Malta2
2,617 Cambodia2
6,103 Cyprus2
8,657 Lebanon2
18,035 Egypt2
4,302 Benin2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 31 years old workman John Matthew who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on September 30, 1848 by Minnesota put out from Liverpool. Immigrant Martha Matthew, 22 years old Catherine Matthew, Eliza Matthew, aged 20, 25 years old John Matthew, Patrick Matthew, aged 27, Catherine Matthew (5), Workman Robert Matthew, Michael Matthew, aged 24, and 9 other Matthew around 62.5% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Belfast.

Celebrities having Matthew surname

John Matthew Matthan Filmmaker
Adam Matthews Soccer player
Emma Matthews Musical Artist
Alf Matthews Soccer player
Ameena Matthews Jeff Fort's daughter
Amy Matthews General contractor
Ansel Matthews Musical Artist
Araminta Star Matthews Author
Roy Matthews Soccer player
Wendy Matthews Singer
  • In 2018 action, thriller movie, Jack Stone: Rogue Albion, Jay Matthew characterized Arno Leuthold.
  • Daniel Matthew characterized the central character of Carlo Williams in 0 drama flick Nihilisticism.
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