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No, "Matthews" is almost exclusively Welsh. It originates from the Hebrew name Matatyahu meaning "Gift from God."

You may also notice that there are several spelling descrepancy's between Mathews, Mathew, Matthews, etc. The reason being is that when English invaded Wales and forced the Welsh to record their names. They could not read or write in English so the name was recorded as the scribe wrote it phoenetically. In Ulster MacMahon has been changed to Matthews in some cases. I believe Matthews may also be an English surname.

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