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Where did the Spanish Matos family come from? What is the Spanish Matos family crest and coat of arms? When did the Matos family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Matos family history?
The Matos 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."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mata, Matas, Matos and others.First found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Matos research. Another 423 words(30 lines of text) covering the year 1469 is included under the topic Early Matos History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
More information is included under the topic Early Matos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Matos. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Matos Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Jose Matos, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881
Matos Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Carlos Matos, aged 18, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1906
- Constantino Matos, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island from Baranquilla, Columbia, in 1908
- Antonia Matos, aged 10, who arrived at Ellis Island from Guatemala, Guatemala Cent. Am, in 1915
- Antonio Matos, aged 29, who arrived at Ellis Island from Corunna, Spain, in 1916
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- Eddie Matos (b. 1972), American actor
- Eddie "E-Z" Matos, American disc jockey and music producer from New York City
- Grant Matos (b. 1981), American National Football League wide receiver
- Harry Matos (b. 1911), American football player
- Luis Palés Matos (1898-1959), Puerto Rican poet
- José Carlos Matos (b. 1973), South Africa born, Portuguese guitar player
- André Coelho Matos (b. 1971), the former vocalist, pianist and composer
- Raphael Matos (b. 1981), Brazilian racing driver
- Ángel Valodia Matos (b. 1976), former Cuban taekwondo athlete
- Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos (b. 1980), Portuguese footballer
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- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
- Archivo General De Indias, Sevilla. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias durante los Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Edited by the docents of the General Indian Archives under the Director of the Archives, Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata 3 Volumes - Volume 1 1509-1534. Sevilla, Spain: Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1940. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Carr, Raymond. Spain, 1808-1975. 2nd Ed. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 978-0198221272).
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The Matos Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Matos Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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