Mattis

English

Etymology

Patronymic surname from a pet form of the personal name Matthew.

Proper noun

Mattis (plural Mattises)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mattis is the 11472^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2744 individuals. Mattis is most common among White (68.91%) and Black/African American (25.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mattis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 536.

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Mathis

Etymology

A medieval contraction of Mathias.

Proper noun

Mattis

1. a male given name

Swedish

Etymology

A medieval contraction of Mattias.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mattis c (genitive Mattis)

1. a male given name

Anagrams

• smitta