Matthis Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Spellings drift, and Matthis is where Matthes drifted for some families. The name is generally explained as “Gift of God”. The two spellings differ in a small detail: Matthis has “i” where Matthes has “e”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Matthias, Mattheus and Matthäus.

In the 2010 US Census, 982 Americans gave Matthis as their last name (rank 25,226). Matthis sounds close to Mathias and Matthews, so it can help to search both.

Arms linked to Matthes and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Matthis family name pack.