Mathers Surname
Approximately 13,744 people bear this surname
Mathers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,593 | 1:64,806 | 7,578 |
| England | 2,385 | 1:23,362 | 3,253 |
| Australia | 2,064 | 1:13,079 | 1,891 |
| Canada | 1,517 | 1:24,288 | 3,303 |
| Scotland | 952 | 1:5,624 | 925 |
| Northern Ireland | 539 | 1:3,423 | 678 |
| New Zealand | 328 | 1:13,806 | 2,394 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 399 | 1:11,102 | 1,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,201 | 1:20,296 | 2,882 |
| Scotland | 589 | 1:6,355 | 917 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,550 | 1:32,399 | 3,894 |
Mathers (29) may also be a first name.
Mathers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mather's (Son), Mather’s Son v. Mather.
(English) One who cut grass, a mower; descendant of Mathhere (power, army).
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the Old English word "moethere" and means mower of grass or hay. The surname has maintained relevance mostly only in English speaking/colonized areas. The -s was added to denote that one is a son of a Mather, another English surname most commonly attached to the famous preacher Cotton Mather.
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Average Mathers Salary in
United States
$45,190 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mathers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mathers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mathers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathers? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,285th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 530,235 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Mathers reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.
The surname Mathers is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,593 people, or 1 in 64,806. In The United States Mathers is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.
Mathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mathers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mathers surname expanded 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mathers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Mathers last name are 10.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mathers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.98% more than the national average, earning R 731,868 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,838 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthers | 93 | 85 | / |
| Maythers | 93 | 8 | / |
| Mathiers | 93 | 7 | / |
| Matheurs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matherst | 93 | 0 | / |
| Matheirs | 93 | 0 | / |
| Meathers | 93 | 0 | / |
| Maters | 92 | 946 | / |
| Mattherrs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mattheurs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matthiers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Masters | 86 | 56,531 | / |
| Matters | 86 | 224 | / |
| Mothers | 86 | 71 | / |
| Methers | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mathars | 86 | 19 | / |
| Maeters | 86 | 16 | / |
| Materse | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mathyrs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mauters | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathirs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matiers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matears | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mathors | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mateyrse | 80 | 11 | / |
| Matherce | 80 | 4 | / |
| Massters | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mathairs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Madtters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matthars | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mastersh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maisters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motherss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meithers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Masterrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mattiers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meters | 77 | 78 | / |
| Matirs | 77 | 15 | / |
| Matyrs | 77 | 11 | / |
| Moters | 77 | 5 | / |
| Matars | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mators | 77 | 2 | / |
| Materx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maisterrs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metters | 71 | 1,081 | / |
| Mosters | 71 | 123 | / |
| Meuters | 71 | 94 | / |
| Meeters | 71 | 29 | / |
| Meiters | 71 | 28 | / |
| Matershova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Muiters | 71 | 14 | / |
| Motters | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mattars | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meyters | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mooters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Medters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motiers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Másters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meisters | 67 | 823 | / |
| Moutiers | 67 | 80 | / |
| Meysters | 67 | 21 | / |
| Meutters | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matirche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattairs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masterch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meetiers | 67 | 0 | / |
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Mathers Reference & Research
Mather DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Mather FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mathers
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