Mather Family History
Mather Name Meaning
occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or
hay, Old English m?ðere. Compare Mead,
Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed
for animals in winter but also for bedding.in southern
Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a
relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Mather Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Mather families
 108 - 213  37 - 107 |
 1 - 36  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Mather families
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1,927 - 3,851 643 - 1,926 |
1 - 642 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Mather families
|
127 - 251 43 - 126 |
1 - 42 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Mather Family Origin
Mather Immigration Information
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Mather Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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