Mates
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Hungarian Mátés, a pet form of the personal name Máté.
- Borrowed from Catalan Mates, from the plural of mata (“scrub”).
Proper noun
Mates (plural Mateses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mates is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Mates is most common among White (82.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mates”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mates m anim
- a diminutive of the male given name Matěj