Given name & surname
Mayhew
“a gift from God”·“gift of God”
Mayhew is a form of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Mayhew carries the interpretation “a gift from God.” Mayhew is a form of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
Mayhew is used as a form of Matthew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mayhew through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,761 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mayhew’s family of names
In English usage, Mayhew has an affectionate form in MAYCOCK. Mayhew is a form of Matthew. Mayhew has a related form in Maehew.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Maycockpet form · English
- Maihuevariant
- Maehuevariant
- Mayhuevariant
- Maehughvariant
- Maihughvariant
- Mayhughvariant
- Maehewvariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mayhew
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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