| ![Show Contents]() Matti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The distinguished surname Matti can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. The most common type of family name found in the region of Piedmont is the patronymic surname, derived from the father's given name. The surname Matti came from the personal name Matteo, which is the Italian form of the English Matthew. Ultimately, the name was from the Hebrew Matthew the Apostle or Saint Matthew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and meant "gift of God." This name was adopted into Latin as both Matthias and Matthaeus. During the medieval era, the personal name Matteo became popular as people often named their children after popular saints in the hopes that the child would enjoy that saint's patronage in later life. Early Origins of the Matti familyThe surname Matti was first found in Abruzzi, a region in central Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Matti familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Matti research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1188, 1350, 1480, 1500, 1501, 1577, 1586, 1640, 1643, 1672, 1675, 1694, 1699, 1750, 1753, 1779, 1792, 1832, 1833 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Matti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Matti Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mattei, Mattedi, Matteini, Matteis, Matteo, Matteolli, Matteoni, Matteotti, Matteucci, Matteuzzi, Mattussi, Mattuzzi, Mattouzzi, Mattevi, Mattia, Mattiassi, Mattiato, Mattiazzi, Mattiello, Mattioni, Mattiuzzi, Mattissi, Mattucci, Matussi and many more. Early Notables of the Matti familyProminent among members of the family was - Mattiolo Mattioli (died 1480), Italian author, professor of philosophy and medicine; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577), Italian herbalist; and Ercole Antonio Mattioli (1640-1694), Italian minister
Migration of the Matti familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacob Matteis, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1741; Giacomo Mattei and Aynese Matteo, who both arrived on the S.S. Vincenzo Florio from Palermo in New York City in 1881.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Matti (post 1700) | + |
- E. Matti, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948 [1]
- Matti Klinge (1936-2023), Finnish historian
- Matti Mattsson (1993-2013), Finnish swimmer, in 2013 Swimming World Championships, he won bronze medal, as well as a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Matti Risto Tapio "Hakki" Hagman (1955-2016), Finnish ice hockey professional
- Matti Pulli (1933-2016), Finnish Olympic ski jumping coach
- Matti Santeri Ruohola (1940-2014), Finnish comic actor and voice actor
- Matti Herrera Bower, American politician, Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, 2008- [2]
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