Mathey

Mathey Meaning & Origin

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

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Mathey: 680
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 33530
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.23

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mathey 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 Mathey is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
M0
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AE1 DH IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈmæði/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('M0', 'MT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mathey in Braille

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

The name Mathey in braille

How to sign the name Mathey using Sign Language

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

The name Mathey in sign language

Numerology