Matey
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Frequency: (242)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Ukrainian: from the personal name Matey (see Matthew).
2. Americanized spelling of Czech Matēj or Slovak Matej.
3. French (eastern): from a regional variant of the personal name Mathieu.
4. Possibly also Galician: a habitational name from Matey, a minor place in Lugo province, Galicia.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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