Matts

See also: mätts and måtts

English

Etymology

Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of Matthew.

Proper noun

Matts (plural Mattses)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Matts is the 36286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Matts is most common among White (86.55%) individuals.

Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mats]

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• Hyphenation: Matts
• Rhymes: -ats
• Homophone: Matz

Noun

Matts n

1. genitive singular of Matt

Swedish

Etymology

A less common form of Mats (“Matthew”).

Proper noun

Matts c (genitive Matts)

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• Mattsson