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Early Origins of the Matty family

The surname Matty was first found in Champagne, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Ardennes/Marne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Matty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Matty research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1630 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Matty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Matty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Matey, Mateu, Mathy, Mathay, Mathenay, Mathe, Mathey, Maathe, Mathei, Mattei, Mathei, Mathes and many more.

Early Notables of the Matty family

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Australia Matty migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Matty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • George Matty, English convict from Worcester, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 29, 1828, settling in New South Wales, Australia 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Matty (post 1700) +

  • Richard P. Matty, American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly 88th District; Elected 1974 2
  • Matty Lazo-Chadderton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004 3
  • Matty Askin (b. 1988), English cruiserweight boxer
  • Matty Selman, American playwright, lyricist and composer based in New York


  1. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Albion voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1828 with 192 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1828
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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