Mather is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mather
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mather

How popular is Mather?

Mather is common in Canada.

Mather is ranked 18379 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mathers grew by 15.43472 per cent to 7621 since 2000 and ranked 4652 after elevating 232 spots. The last name was found in around 26 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.58 90.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 14.08 4.48
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.24
Others 1.35 1.51
Black 0.94 1.08
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 0.83
Mather is quite popular family name mostly used in England while British Virgin Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 28392 people have been found who wears Mather as their family name. Mather is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,157 Germany10
9,507 Thailand10
13,280 Qatar8
318,252 Ukraine6
1,346 Bermuda6
8,238 Sri Lanka5
4,844 Oman4
122,390 Belarus4
78,945 Argentina3
14,054 China3
10,686 Costa Rica3
14,078 Japan3
4,138 Bahrain3
7,574 Bangladesh2
41,879 Turkey2
4,367 Afghanistan2
124,220 Italy2
6,103 Cyprus2
4,164 Vietnam2
23,344 Austria2
28,083 Romania2
4,104 South Korea2
1,118 Isle of Man2
54,135 Philippines2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
883 Macau2
10,284 Kuwait2
199,150 Kazakhstan1
24,771 Colombia1
14,373 Jordan1
49,529 Israel1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
56,169 Mexico1
2,309 Monaco1
17,236 Ghana1
5,589 Sudan1
3,350 Fiji1
801 Cape Verde1
25,746 Finland1
14,644 Tunisia1
971 Seychelles1
58,885 Poland1
9,591 Panama1
34,581 Chile1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
28,564 Switzerland36
26,164 Sweden36
9,620 Singapore30
11,444 Portugal28
37,959 United Arab Emirates25
331,856 Russia21
606 Guernsey18
308,934 Indonesia18
1,163 Jersey17
1,286 Malta16
272 British Virgin Islands15
67,946 Czech Republic12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,516 Hong Kong95
441 The Bahamas84
7,609 Denmark79
104,075 Brazil64
37,331 Netherlands58
Countries with hundreds of Mather:
943 Scotland866
1,119 New Zealand648
1,163 Wales339
50,564 France196
112,284 India180
10,151 Malaysia177
2,912 Ireland142
25,660 Spain105
Countries with thousands of Mather:
835 England8,782
4,824 United States8,212
2,043 South Africa3,178
1,092 Australia2,885
2,618 Canada1,871
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Mather worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 30 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Washington and arrived on June 2, 1846. Jonathan Mather (19) Workman, Francis Mather, Edward Mather (26) Farmer, 36 years old Catherine Mather, Nancy Mather (40) Immigrant, Maid Maria Mather, Edwardh. Mather (24) Miller, Immigrant Jane Mather, and 25 other Mather around 60% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant migrated to US.

Mather Namesakes

  • Alaina Marie Mathers, Eminem's daughter
  • Alaina Marie Mathers, Eminem's daughter
  • Suzie Mathers, Musical Artist
  • Anne Mather, Author
  • Anne Mather, Author
  • George Mathers, 1st Baron Mathers, Politician
  • Aubrey Mather, Character actor
  • Beverly Matherne, Writer
  • John C. Mather, Former New York State Senator
  • Cotton Mather, Author

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