How common is the surname Martens?

10,096 people in the United States had the surname Martens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,581 Americans. It ranked 3,540th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Martens?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Martens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Martens?

Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician (1936–2013), followed by Maarten Martens.

Where is the surname Martens most common?

Wikidata records people named Martens in Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Martens getting more or less common?

More common. 9,749 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,096 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Martens

A surname, carried by 10,096 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Martens is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,096 people named Martens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,581 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,749.

#3,540

rank among US surnames

10,096

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,353)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,531	Ashworth	10,116	30,521
#3,532	Tafoya	10,114	30,527
#3,533	Pfeifer	10,109	30,542
#3,534	Boudreau	10,103	30,560
#3,535	Mattox	10,099	30,572
#3,538	Box	10,098	30,575
#3,539	Montez	10,097	30,578

Who is named Martens

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

94% of people named Martens identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martenss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wilfried Martens
Belgian politician (1936–2013)
Maarten Martens
Belgian association football player, born 1984
Maurice Martens
Belgian association football player, born 1947
Ludo Martens
Belgian activist (1946–2011)
Ronny Martens
Belgian footballer, born 1958
Conrad Martens
British artist (1801-1878)
Martin Martens
Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863)
Sandy Martens
Belgian footballer, born 1972
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian playwright (1898–1962)

Notable Martenss come mostly from Belgium (8) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Martens

Martens has the Soundex code M635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M635.

Questions

How common is the surname Martens?: 10,096 people in the United States had the surname Martens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,581 Americans. It ranked 3,540th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Martens?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Martens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Martens?: Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician (1936–2013), followed by Maarten Martens.
Where is the surname Martens most common?: Wikidata records people named Martens in Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Martens getting more or less common?: More common. 9,749 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,096 in 2010, up 3.6%.