Mate: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Mate is a familiar spelling of the French name Matthew.

What is the meaning of Mate?

Read literally, Mate points to “Gift of Yahweh”. French birth records list 190 children named Mate between 1891 and 2000. According to the 2010 US Census, the Mate surname had 1,071 bearers.

How is Mate related to Matthew?

Mate is listed among the recognised spellings of Matthew.

Is there a Mate coat of arms?

There is no single Mate family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Mate sounds close to Mateu, Mateo and Mattei, so it can help to search both. Get the complete Mate report, with a museum-style coat of arms.