Matamoros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The Matamoros surname is a habitational name derived from any of numerous places in Portugal and Spain named Mata, from the Spanish word "mata," meaning "wood," or "a forest."

Early Origins of the Matamoros family

The surname Matamoros was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Matamoros family

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Matamoros Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mata, Matas, Matos and others.

Early Notables of the Matamoros family

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Matamoros Ranking

In the United States, the name Matamoros is the 18,577^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Matamoros migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Matamoros Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego Matamoros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1824 2
Lope Matamoros, who landed in America in 1827 2
Jose Matamoros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Matamoros (post 1700) +

Olga Santoyo Matamoros (b. 1921), Cuban sculptor and university professor

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)