Mates

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Hungarian Mátés, a pet form of the personal name Máté.
• Borrowed from Catalan Mates, from the plural of mata (“scrub”).

Mates (plural Mateses)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mates is the 39419^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Mates is most common among White (82.26%) individuals.

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatɛs]

Mates m anim

1. a diminutive of the male given name Matěj

• “Mates”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Mates”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989