Matos (surname) explained

Matos or Mattos, sometimes de Matos or de Mattos, is a Sephardic and Portuguese language surname.

The origin of the surname Matos or Mattos is toponymic. It was taken from a place with this designation, in the region of Lamego in Portugal. It originates in Egas Hermigues, great-grandson of King Ramiro II, from the Kingdom of León. Egas was of great valour and had the nickname of the "Bravo." He founded the convent of Freixo and made Mattos Farmhouse. His son and heir Hermigio Pais de Mattos followed the lineage. There are documents of Paio Hermigues de Mattos, contemporary of Kings Sancho II and Alfonso III of Portugal. Hermigio de Mattos was the owner of that farm and had others for honor. It is also a surname used by many Sephardic Jewish and converso families. "Matos" is a word in Hebrew that means "tribes", or in the more literal form, "wooden sticks". Francisca Nuñez de Carabajal, a Crypto-Jewish burned at stake in Mexico City by the Holy Office was condemned along her Crypto-Jewish husband, Francisco Rodríguez de Matos.

It may refer to:

In media and entertainment

Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher
Andre Matos (1972–2019), a Brazilian musician
André Mattos (born 1961), Brazilian actor
Francisco Vieira de Matos, known as "Vieira Lusitano" (1699-1783), royal painter to King John V of Portugal
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, a Uruguayan composer
Gregório de Mattos (1636–1696), Brazilian writer
Luis Palés Matos (1898-1959), a poet from Puerto Rico
Mayra Matos (born 1988), Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
Monica Mattos (born 1984), Brazilian pornographic actress

In sport

Baseball

Francisco Matos (born 1970), Dominican former MLB baseball player and current MLB coach
Julius Matos (born 1974), American MLB baseball second baseman
Luis Matos (born 1978), Puerto Rican MLB baseball player
Luis Matos (born 2002), Venezuelan baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants

Football (soccer)

Diogo Matos, (born 1975), Portuguese footballer
Marcelo Mattos (born 1984), Brazilian football midfielder
Marcelo Mendonça de Mattos, (born 1984), Brazilian football midfielder
Marcelo Roberto Lima de Mattos (born 1986), Brazilian football midfielder
Marco Antonio de Mattos Filho (born 1986), Brazilian football midfielder
Marcos Renan de Mattos Ceschin (born 1985), Brazilian football midfielder

Other sports

Agberto Matos (born 1972), Brazilian Olympic handball player
Ángel Matos, Cuban taekwondo athlete
Bayron Matos (born 2000), Dominican-American football player
Grant Mattos (born 1981), National Football League wide receiver
Harry Mattos (1911–1992), American football player
Juan Borges Matos (born 1966), Cuban chess player
Ian Matos (born 1989), Brazilian diver
Rafael Matos (born 1996), Brazilian tennis player
Yetur Gross-Matos (born 1998), American football defensive end

In other fields

Dina Matos McGreevey (born 1966), former First Lady of New Jersey
Huber Matos (1918–2014), a Cuban dissident
Sabina Matos, American politician
(1832-1885), founder of the
José Norton de Matos (1867-1955), a general and a Portuguese politician
Manuel Vieira de Matos (1861–1932), archbishop of Braga, Portugal
Roy Chaderton Matos (1942-), a Venezuelan diplomat
Manuel Antonio Matos (1847 - 1929), a Venezuelan Politician
Francisco Matos Paoli (1915 - 2005), a Puerto Rican Poet and Nationalist Party Member
Isabel Freire de Matos (1915 - 2004), a Puerto Rican Activist and Nationalist Party Member
Nemir Matos-Cintrón (1949 -), a Puerto Rican writer and Novelist