Matej — Family Name, Records and Arms

If your family name is Matej, its origin lies with Mateu, a Spanish surname. The name is usually explained as “from the name Mateo”.

A variant of Mateu

Records show Matej as one of the forms Mateu took over time. Other spellings include Matvey.

In the records

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Matej, so the heraldry linked to Mateu is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Matej report, with a museum-style coat of arms.