Matamoros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Matamoros 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."
Early Origins of the Matamoros family
The surname Matamoros was first found in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain.
Early History of the Matamoros family
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Early Notables of the Matamoros family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Matamoros family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Matamoros Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Diego Matamoros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1824 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Lope Matamoros, who landed in America in 1827 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Jose Matamoros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Matamoros (post 1700)
- Olga Santoyo Matamoros (b. 1921), Cuban sculptor and university professor
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- ^ 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)