About Mateus
The surname Mateus is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the given name Mateus, which is the Portuguese form of Matthew. The name Matthew itself comes from the Hebrew name "Matityahu," meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." Therefore, the surname Mateus can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Matthew" or "son of Matthew."
The surname Mateus is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mateus based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Mateus is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Mateus in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Mateus using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.