Mate History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Mate family

The surname Mate 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 Mate family

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

Mate 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 Mate family

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Mate migration to the United States +

Mate Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ann Mate, who landed in Maryland in 1677 1

Mate Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ramon Mate, aged 39, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Mate (post 1700) +

William Mate, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Livingston County, 1922 2

Sources +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html