Mahieu

Mahieu Meaning & Origin

About Mahieu
The surname Mahieu is of French origin and is derived from the given name Mathieu, which is the French form of Matthew. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Mathieu. The name Mathieu itself is derived from the Hebrew name Matityahu, meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." Therefore, the surname Mahieu can be interpreted to mean "son of Mathieu" or "descendant of Mathieu."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mahieu is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mahieu: 342
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 59,171
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mahieu based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mahieu is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MH
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M000
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 HH IY1 UW0
🌐 IPA
/mahieu*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MH', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M000

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mahieu in Braille

Here's how to represent Mahieu in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mahieu in braille

How to sign the name Mahieu using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mahieu using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mahieu in sign language

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