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 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 Hermandio 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 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
- Julius Matos (born 1974), American baseball player
- 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
See also
- Matos (disambiguation)
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