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Matz
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English
Etymology
From the en de - surname, pet forms of de Mattheus and de Matthias; see en Matthew.
Proper noun
es
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Matz is the 6587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5143 individuals. Matz is most common among White (93.37%) individuals.
Further reading
East Central German
Etymology
gmw-ecg
Noun
gmw-ecg noun f
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch mass; multitude; crowd; quantity; a lot
gmw-ecg Hatz Raas
gmw-ecg e gruße Matz Leit a large mass of people
References
1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 38
German
Pronunciation
de De-Matz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m,'
de male Matthias
Noun
m,,e:^e
de colloquial boy
de colloquial pig
Declension
m,,e:^e
Derived terms
de Mätzchen
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare de März.
Noun
pdc noun m
March month
See also