Mates

== English == === Etymology === Two main origins: Borrowed from Hungarian Mátés, a pet form of the personal name Máté. Borrowed from Catalan Mates, from the plural of mata (“scrub”). === Proper noun === Mates (plural Mateses) A surname from Hungarian or Catalan. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Mates is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Mates is most common among White (82.26%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mates”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmatɛs] === Proper noun === Mates m anim a diminutive of the male given name Matěj ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Mates”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Mates”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989