Origins of the Mathews surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 175North West 194Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 374East Midlands 123West Midlands 450East 419London 1712South East 839South West 760South Wales 316Mid Wales 57West Wales 6North Wales 102Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mathewses lived in london

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    26,000 Mathews Travel & migration records
    91,000 Mathewses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mathews

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    681st most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Mathews first names?

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    Common jobs for Mathewses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Mathewses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    444

    House Servant

    288

    Laundress

    268

    General Servant

    252

    Domestic Servant

    224

    Common male occupations for Mathewses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    573

    Coal Miner

    569

    Carpenter

    314

    General Labourer

    291

    Farm Labourer

    286

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