Matar
See also: matar
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Spanish and Portuguese habitational surname based on several places in the Iberian peninsula, ultimately from mata (“forest, woods”).
Proper noun
editMatar (plural Matars)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Matar is the 30013rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 782 individuals. Matar is most common among White (72.63%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.52%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.