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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: matos 1. Portuguese: widespread habitational name from any of numerous places in Portugal named Matos, from mata ??brushwood??, ??scrub??, ??thicket??. 2. Spanish: topographic name, from the plural of Mato. 3. Hungarian: variant of Matus. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 Mato 1. Galician and Portuguese: widespread habitational name from any of numerous places in Galicia and Portugal named Mato, from mata ??brushwood??, ??scrub??, ??thicket??. 2. Spanish: topographic name from mato ??scrub??. 3. Catalan (Mat㳩: metonymic occupational name for a dairyman, from a word meaning ??cream??; ??curds??, ??curd cheese??. 4. Hungarian (Mat㳩: from a pet form of the personal name Mat㩬 Hungarian form of Matthew. Hope this helps.... |