Save Type Surname (from given name & from nickname) Usage Italian Meaning & History Probably derived from a feminine form of Matto, though other theories include Logudorese Sardinian matta "belly, paunch, entrails" and southern Sardinian matta "plant, tree" (compare Mata).
Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Slovak Meaning & History Derived from the personal name Matúš.
Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English, Cornish Meaning & History From Middle Cornish mata "mate, friend, companion".