Mata Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Mata last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Mata last name
Meaning of the Mata last name: thicket, scrub. Mata is a Spanish and Portuguese surname from mata, "thicket, scrub", a name for a family living by bushy or wooded ground, or from one of many places called Mata. This short last name is found across Spain and is common in Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil.
Arms associated with the Mata name
Coats of arms associated with the Mata surname crossed the Atlantic with Spanish heraldry, and their blazon reads the same in Mexico.
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Mata name FAQ
What does the Mata name mean?
Thicket, scrub. Common variants include Matas, La Mata.
Where does the Mata surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil.
Is there a Mata coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Mata coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).