Matheson Surname
Approximately 32,715 people bear this surname
Matheson Surname Definition:
'son of Matthew,' which see. Robertus filius Mathei witnessed a charter by Walter filius Alani, a. 1177 (RMP., p. 49). John Mathyson and Michael Mathowson were outlawed as part guilty of the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus, in 1392 (APS.
Read More About This SurnameMatheson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,793 | 1:33,583 | 4,200 |
| Canada | 8,323 | 1:4,427 | 613 |
| Australia | 5,866 | 1:4,602 | 668 |
| Scotland | 2,738 | 1:1,955 | 351 |
| England | 1,799 | 1:30,972 | 4,144 |
| New Zealand | 1,729 | 1:2,619 | 369 |
| South Africa | 335 | 1:161,724 | 18,138 |
| Jamaica | 253 | 1:11,344 | 1,183 |
| Guyana | 146 | 1:5,221 | 914 |
| Norway | 139 | 1:36,995 | 5,231 |
| Grenada | 57 | 1:1,904 | 325 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 24 | 1:56,832 | 4,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Cook Islands | 7 | 1:2,597 | 656 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 55 | 1:80,543 | 5,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,744 | 1:1,000 | 174 |
| England | 365 | 1:66,782 | 7,604 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 805 | 1:62,383 | 6,817 |
Matheson (126) may also be a first name.
Matheson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
'son of Matthew,' which see. Robertus filius Mathei witnessed a charter by Walter filius Alani, a. 1177 (RMP., p. 49). John Mathyson and Michael Mathowson were outlawed as part guilty of the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus, in 1392 (APS., I, p. 579), and Andrew Mathysoun was a :orestaller in Aberdeen in 1402 (CRA., p. 384). William Mathison, witness in Aberdeen, 1446 (REA,, I, p. 245). James Methosoun was sub-prior of Tungland, 1566 (Laing, 801). The Green family and its branches from A.D.. S6I to A.D.. 1904, New York, 1905, traces (p. 266) the Mathesons to the Maeataea, an ancient tribe inhabiting the country between the Firths of Forth and Tay in the second centuryl Mathesone 1633, Math-oson 1474, Mathouson 1444.
(1) The Mathesons of the North ere known in Gaelic as M'Mhathain, collectively as Mathanach. In the genealogical ms, of 1467 the name Is spelled Mac Matgamna, the full form of which is Mac Mhathghamhuin, 'son of the bear.' (The Scottish bear is mentioned by Martial, Epig., VII, 3, 4). The earliest record of the name is in 1264, in which year Kermac Macmaghan in Inverness received twenty cows of the fine of the earl of Ross for services tendered (ER., I, p. 19 ). In the Norse Saga he is called Kjarmak son of Makamal = Corniac Macmathan. The Siol Mhathain, a sept of Matheson, in an old Gaelic song appears as Siol Mhothan, and in Sir Robert Gordon's History of the earldom of Sutherland as Seil-Wohan or Setl-Wognn. Matheson has been adopted as the English form of the name simply on account of the similarity of sound. (2) Matheson, Matthewson, Mathieson, meaning 'son of Matthew,' which see, is rendered in Gaelic by M'Mhotha, now Macmath or Macrna, once more or less common in Perthshire, Kintyre, Ayrshire, Galloway, and Dumfriesshire. Some Macmaths have Englished their name Matheson. George Mathesone was tenant in town of Midlyme, 1567 (Kelso, p. 521). The names of John Mathonson, burgess of Aberdeen, 1444 (NSCM., l, p. 8), and David Mathonson, common councillor there, 1475 (Guildry, p. 189), are probably for Mathouson with u misread as II. Sir John Matthyson was rector of Blair, 1546 (Rollok, 14).
For Matthewson, q.v. Prob. occasionally also for Matherson, q.v.
In the North Highlands Matheson is used as a translation of Macmahon, q.v.
“Son of Matthew” in Old English.
(Scottish, Danish) Son of Matthew (gift of Jehovah); descendant of Matgamna (bear).
The son of Matthew.
Matheson Demographics
Average Male Matheson Height
177.48 cm
Average Female Matheson Height
163.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Matheson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matheson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matheson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matheson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,961st most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 222,759 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Matheson live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Matheson is also the 829,183rd most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 126 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,793 people, or 1 in 33,583. In The United States Matheson is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Utah, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.
Matheson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matheson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matheson surname rose 1,341 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 493 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 47 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Matheson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Matheson last name is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Matheson last name are 13.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Matheson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 176.75% more than the national average, earning 957,788 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.54% more than the national average, earning R 486,060 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,930 CAD per year.
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Matheson Reference & Research
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