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De Mato Surname Meaning

Probably also an altered form (also Demato) of Italian D'Amato.

Spanish: Castilianized form of Galician Domato a habitational name for someone from any of numerous places in Galicia (Spain) called Mato or O Mato (formerly El Mato).

These places derive their name from mato ‘brushwood scrub’ or a topographic name with the same meaning.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1984 and 2001, in the United States, De Mato life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for De Mato in 1984 was 60, and 68 in 2001.

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