Matthews is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Matthews
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: English form of the name Matthew (see Matthew).

How popular is Matthews?

Matthews is common in United States.

Matthews is ranked 1872 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Matthews bearers increased by 5.177869 per cent in 2010 US census to 131303 since 2000, the surname slipped by 9 spots and ranked at 226. The last name was found in around 445 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 63.37 66.21
Black 30.67 29.45
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.53
Others 2.36 1.79
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.54
Matthews is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 292264 people have been found who wears Matthews as their family name. Matthews is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,433 Zambia10
340 Turks and Caicos Islands9
1,179 South Korea7
2,453 Malawi7
7,148 Kuwait7
1,989 Vietnam6
23,950 Georgia6
2,370 Iraq5
24,455 Saudi Arabia5
8,266 Sri Lanka4
8,689 Pakistan4
122,390 Belarus4
1,295 Papua New Guinea4
2,062 Taiwan4
325 Anguilla4
13,428 Qatar4
667 Sierra Leone3
4,138 Bahrain3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
6,989 Uganda3
2,935 Angola3
1,647 Fiji3
11,532 Croatia3
2,672 Mozambique3
44,018 Poland2
6,900 Oman2
2,617 Cambodia2
385 American Samoa2
10,395 Latvia2
19,093 Finland2
28,232 Morocco2
6,266 Luxembourg2
2,835 Libya2
8,657 Lebanon2
10,211 Bulgaria2
24,269 Peru2
476 Djibouti2
28,083 Romania2
3,940 Ethiopia2
31,767 Greece2
5,671 Guatemala2
692 Guinea1
472 Tonga1
746 Dominica1
28,746 Algeria1
11,486 Estonia1
7,847 Albania1
7,198 Maldives1
531 Greenland1
3,586 Honduras1
90,903 Moldova1
12,741 Ecuador1
25,721 Egypt1
3,275 Nepal1
4,171 Rwanda1
8,371 Syria1
5,924 Paraguay1
7,314 Bolivia1
20,172 Hungary1
591 Samoa1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,110 Bosnia1
2,613 The Bahamas1
4,435 Togo1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,309 Monaco1
2,057 Myanmar1
573 Vanuatu1
19,533 Uruguay1
3,214 Niger1
14,644 Tunisia1
6,033 Benin1
2,211 Brunei1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
587 Saint Lucia50
59,023 Tanzania49
168 Guernsey49
230 Isle of Man48
185 Bermuda47
1,939 Costa Rica45
144 Cayman Islands44
45,709 Philippines30
3,310 Thailand30
11,444 Portugal28
841 Malta26
1,555 Iceland25
2,887 Japan25
838 Guam24
1,865 China24
597 Grenada22
49,935 Czech Republic21
162,376 Ukraine20
214 British Virgin Islands20
3,125 Nicaragua20
324,631 Indonesia17
1,877 Afghanistan12
481 Gibraltar11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
120,427 Russia91
10,596 Colombia87
3,598 Mauritius73
17,572 United Arab Emirates60
17,264 Israel59
9,807 Denmark59
216 Antigua and Barbuda57
89,803 Germany57
245 United States Virgin Islands54
1,892 Cyprus52
Countries with hundreds of Matthews:
198 Trinidad and Tobago971
4,052 Ghana719
7,013 Spain585
222 Guyana579
2,074 Chile558
8,932 Mexico550
582 Botswana533
31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines432
844 Namibia407
13,513 Argentina403
3,720 Switzerland315
37,583 Brazil302
80,889 India299
887 Hong Kong297
4,721 Sweden203
40,848 Italy202
1,969 Singapore201
15,290 Netherlands182
2,926 Dominican Republic180
1,918 Panama179
12,072 Zimbabwe154
12,863 Belgium141
31,070 Turkey140
9,948 Austria131
6,446 Norway118
592 Belize112
524 Macau107
65 Jersey106
455 Barbados101
Countries with thousands of Matthews:
3,265 Nigeria7,489
38 Wales4,876
116 New Zealand3,640
170 Jamaica2,748
312 Scotland2,619
310 Ireland2,566
249 Liberia2,525
208 Northern Ireland1,526
2,247 Malaysia1,189
4,755 Kenya1,177
8,821 France1,016
Countries with ten thousands of Matthews:
92 England45,349
263 South Africa24,327
91 Australia21,359
268 Canada14,245
Countries with hundred thousands of Matthews:
213 United States144,890
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Matthews was 24 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 23, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Henry Pratt from Liverpool. Hugh Matthews, aged 19, Bridget Matthews, aged 20, 21 years old Judy Matthews, Ann Matthews, aged 19, Jno. Matthews, aged 17, Robert Matthews (40) Workman, 35 years old Rossy Matthews, Bridget Matthews (23) Spinster, and 216 other Matthews around 41.27% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and sawyer, spinster, farmer, dyer, tailoress, mechanic, weaver, carpenter migrated to US.

Matthews Namesakes

  • In 2000 action, horror flick, Mrs. Death 2: Hells Fury, Tina Matthews played Vicki.
  • Lewis Matthews, from 2011 thriller flick Deadly Game III: Dark Season, who played Johnny The Bull.
  • Meg Matthews, from 0 horror movie Scripted, who played the Saf.
  • In 0 drama film, The Blackout, Hillary Anne Matthews played Liza.
  • Prince Albert Matthews, from 0 action movie The Unknowns, who portrayed Curtis.
  • Josie Matthews, from 2015 drama movie Souljacker, who played Jess Clayton.
  • Emma Matthews played leading character of Gilda in 2011 drama, music movie Rigoletto.
  • Jack Matthews portrayed the important role of Damon Dundas in 2014 drama movie 1500 Steps.
  • Jessica Matthews characterized the crucial role of Jem in 2011 comedy movie Buffering.
  • In 2009, Jake Matthews characterized the role of Christopher in drama film No Footing.
  • In 2014, Melina Matthews played the role of Sophie in comedy, drama movie Negociador.
  • John Patrick Matthews played minor role of Jake in 0 0 flick Jake Forgotten.
  • In 0, Holly Matthews played the role of TV Girl in thriller movie Melanie's Grave.

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