# Maertens (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maertens/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 522 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,657 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 591,467 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.4% (486 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Märtens.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maertens in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maertens in Belgium.

## People named Maertens

- Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
- Bob Maertens, Belgian footballer (1930-2003)
- Birger Maertens, Belgian footballer
- Mathieu Maertens, Belgian Footballer

## Similar surnames

Martinez, Martins, Martens, Martines, Mertens, Martin, Martino, Martini, Martinson, Marten, Martone, Martine.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.