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Where Does The Last Name Mathews Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mathews (Hindi: मैथ्यूज, Marathi: माथे, Oriya: ମାଥଯ୍ୁସ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathews? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mathews is the 5,536^th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 71,223 people. The last name Mathews is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Mathews reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mathews is also the 10,158^th most commonly used first name globally, held by 100,311 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 67,857 people, or 1 in 5,342. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 136 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Mathews Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mathews has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 39 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mathews Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mathews last name are 13.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mathews earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 414.13% more than the national average, earning 1,779,300 kr per year; in Peru they earn 82.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,435 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.17% more than the national average, earning R 295,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.36% less than the national average, earning $18,080,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,766 CAD per year.