Matheson Family History
Matheson Name Meaning
Scottish: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Matthew . Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna Mac Mathghamhuin abbreviated to Mac Mhathain ‘son of Mathghamhain’ a personal name literally meaning ‘good calf’ a kenning for ‘bear’. Compare Irish McMahon Mahoney .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022