Matts
See also: mätts and måtts
English
Etymology
Patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of Matthew.
Proper noun
Matts (plural Mattses)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Matts is the 36286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Matts is most common among White (86.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matts”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 536.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mats]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Matts
- Rhymes: -ats
- Homophone: Matz
Noun
Matts n
- genitive singular of Matt
Swedish
Etymology
A less common form of Mats (“Matthew”).
Proper noun
Matts c (genitive Matts)
- a male given name
Derived terms
- Mattsson