Matey

See also: matey

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of Matej.

Proper noun

Matey (plural Mateys)

1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Matey is the 36838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Matey is most common among White (86.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.