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Mather

in Florida

There are 396 people with the last name "Mather" in Florida.

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Mather 4,740
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  1. is 4,736th most common Frances
  2. is 4,737th most common Gulley
  3. is 4,738th most common Locklear
  4. is 4,739th most common Marotta
  5. is 4,740th most common Mather
  6. is 4,741st most common Paradis
  7. is 4,742nd most common Rappaport
  8. is 4,743rd most common Sisk
  9. is 4,744th most common Smalls

Similar Names and Nicknames

Mathews, Mathis, Mathew, Mathias, Matheny, Matheson, Mathes, Mathieu, Mathison, Mathers

Most Common First Names for Mather

William, John, Robert, James, Richard, Charles, Kenneth, Linda, Mary, Patricia

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.
  • 2. in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).

    • FOREBEARS The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a wellestablished family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his stepsister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.

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