Matos (surname)

Matos or Mattos, sometimes de Matos or de Mattos, is a Portuguese language surname. Matoš, is a Croatian language surname.

The origin of the surname Matos or Mattos is toponymic. It was removed 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 Hermandio Pais de Matos followed the lineage. There are documents of Paio Hermigues de Matos, contemporary of Kings Sancho II and Alfonso III of Portugal. Hermigio de Matos was the owner of that farm and had others for honor.

It may refer to:

In media and entertainment

Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher
Andre Matos (born 1972), a Brazilian musician
André Mattos (born 1961), Brazilian actor
Antun Gustav Matoš (1873-1914) a Croatian poet and writer
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

Football (soccer)

Diogo Matos, (born 1975), Portuguese footballer
Fabiano Raimundo de Mattos (born 1986), Brazilian football defender
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, a Cuban taekwondo athlete
Grant Mattos (born 1981), National Football League wide receiver
Harry Mattos (1911–1992), American football player
Ian Matos (born 1989), Brazilian diver
Luis Matos (1978- ), a baseball player

In other fields

Dina Matos McGreevey (born 1966), former First Lady of New Jersey
Huber Matos (1918–2014), a Cuban dissident
Isaac Eduard Teixeira de Mattos (1832-1885), founder of the Teixeira de Mattos bank
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
Adam Matos (born 1985), an American convicted felon.