Mateu Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Arms linked to Mateo and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

Some records give Mateo; others give Mateu. Both point to the same Spanish family name. It grew out of a personal name: “from the name Mateo”.

How the spelling arose

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Mateu has “u” where Mateo has “o”. Related forms: Matteo.

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