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English
Etymology
From the German surname, pet forms of Mattheus and Matthias; see Matthew.
Proper noun
Matz (plural Matzes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Matz is the 6587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5143 individuals. Matz is most common among White (93.37%) individuals.
Further reading
East Central German
Etymology
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Noun
Matz f
- (Erzgebirgisch) mass; multitude; crowd; quantity; a lot
- Synonyms: Hatz, Raas
e gruße Matz Leit- a large mass of people
References
- 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 38
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Matz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Matz')
- a diminutive of the male given name Matthias
Noun
Matz m (strong, genitive Matzes, plural Matze or Mätze)
- (colloquial) boy
- (colloquial) pig
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German März.
Noun
Matz m
- March (month)
See also