How common is the surname Martell?

11,158 people in the United States had the surname Martell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,670 Americans. It ranked 3,234th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Martell?

In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Martell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Martell?

Jaeden Martell, American actor, followed by Linda Martell.

Where is the surname Martell most common?

Wikidata records people named Martell in the United States.

Is the surname Martell getting more or less common?

More common. 9,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,158 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Martell

A surname, carried by 11,158 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M634

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Martell is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,158 people named Martell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,670 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,568.

#3,234

rank among US surnames

11,158

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+16.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,424)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,225	Parent	11,193	27,584
#3,226	Lenz	11,191	27,589
#3,227	Keck	11,186	27,601
#3,228	Houghton	11,184	27,606
#3,229	Noe	11,182	27,611
#3,230	Bunn	11,180	27,616
#3,231	South	11,178	27,621

Who is named Martell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Martell identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jaeden Martell
American actor, born 2003
Linda Martell
American musician, born 1941

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Martell

Martell has the Soundex code M634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M634.

Questions

How common is the surname Martell?: 11,158 people in the United States had the surname Martell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,670 Americans. It ranked 3,234th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Martell?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Martell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Martell?: Jaeden Martell, American actor, followed by Linda Martell.
Where is the surname Martell most common?: Wikidata records people named Martell in the United States.
Is the surname Martell getting more or less common?: More common. 9,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,158 in 2010, up 17%.