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Early Origins of the Mateus family

The surname Mateus was first found in Leon, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the Mateus family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mateus research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1620, 1645 and 1975 are included under the topic Early Mateus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mateus Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Macias, Mathias, Macías, Matias, Matías and others.

Early Notables of the Mateus family

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Migration of the Mateus family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Macias, who settled in Florida in 1538; Juana Macias, and her three sons, who settled in New Granada in 1569; Francisco Macias, who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1535.


Contemporary Notables of the name Mateus (post 1700) +

  • Guillermo Neira Matéus (b. 1886), Colombian lawyer
  • Michael Mateus Steger (b. 1980), American film and television actor
  • Leandro Mateus Barbosa (b. 1982), Brazilian NBA professional basketball player
  • Mateus Soares de Azevedo (b. 1959), Brazilian writer, journalist, editor and translator. He has published a dozen books and received the USA Best Books 2011 Awards
  • Mateus Galiano da Costa (b. 1984), Angolan footballer who plays for Portuguese club Boavista F.C
  • Mateus Fernandes (d. 1515), Portuguese architect
  • Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves, Angolan footballer


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