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Mather


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Origin Of The Surname Mather

Meaning Of The Surname Mather

Mower

Interesting Facts About Mather

Mather comes from the Old English word ‘moethere’ which meant roughly ‘mower’. This surname would have been given as an occupational surname to a person who reaped and bundled hay to sell. There was a very high demand for hay as it was used both as a food source and bedding for livestock and for thatching, insulation and bedding in the home. John C Mather the American, Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist is a famous bearer of this surname.

Mather Statistics

Mather is the number 1324 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 7,910 share the surname Mather in the UK.

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