Matz

From the German surname, pet forms of Mattheus and Matthias; see Matthew.

Matz (plural Matzes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Matz is the 6587^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5143 individuals. Matz is most common among White (93.37%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 537.

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Matz f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) mass; multitude; crowd; quantity; a lot

   Synonyms: Hatz, Raas

   e gruße Matz Leit

   a large mass of people

• 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 38

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Matz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Matz')

1. a diminutive of the male given name Matthias

Matz m (strong, genitive Matzes, plural Matze or Mätze)

1. (colloquial) boy
2. (colloquial) pig

• Mätzchen

• “Matz” in Duden online

Compare German März.

Matz m

1. March (month)