# Martinelli (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/martinelli/  
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 Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,099 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,640 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 60,550 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (4,895 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Martinelli.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Martinelli 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Martinelli in Brazil, Italy, the United States and Habsburg monarchy.

## People named Martinelli

- Gabriel Martinelli, Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
- Ricardo Martinelli, 36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014
- Thiago Martinelli, Brazilian association football player
- Joe Martinelli, American soccer player (1916-1991)
- Anton Erhard Martinelli, Austrian architect
- Matheus Martinelli Lima, Brazilian footballer
- Johann Baptist Martinelli, Austrian architect (1701-1754)
- Franz Martinelli, Austrian architect, Italian birth

## Similar surnames

Martinez, Martin, Martins, Martino, Martens, Martines, Martini, Martinson, Martindale, Martineau, Marten, Martone.

## 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.