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    The surnameMartinez

    A Spanish patronymic surname, the 10th most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɑɹˈtinɛz/ 3 syllables Soundex M635

    Martinez: #10 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Martinez #10, 1,060,159 people Martinez: #10 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Martinez #10, 1,060,159 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Martinez is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Martínez.

    Martinez is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,060,159 people named Martinez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 291 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 775,072.

    #10
    rank among US surnames
    1,060,159
    people in 2010
    359
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.8%
    change since 2000 (was #11)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1Smith2,442,977126
    #2Johnson1,932,812160
    #3Williams1,625,252190
    #4Brown1,437,026215
    #5Jones1,425,470217
    #6Garcia1,166,120265
    #7Miller1,161,437266

    Who is named Martinez

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

    93% of people named Martinez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Martinezs

    76 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lautaro Martínez
      Argentine association football player (born 1997)
    • Emiliano Martínez
      Argentine footballer (born 1992)
    • Lisandro Martínez
      Argentine association football player, born 1998
    • Lucas Martínez Quarta
      Argentina association football player, born 1996
    • Natalie Martinez
      American actress and model, born 1984
    • Susana Martinez
      American attorney and politician, born 1959
    • Cliff Martinez
      American musician and composer, composer, drummer, born 1954
    • Mel Martínez
      American politician, born 1946
    • Luís Fernando Martinez
      Brazilian association football player, born 1980
    • Fele Martínez
      Actor from Spain, born 1975
    • Tomás Eloy Martínez
      Argentinian author and journalist (1934–2010)
    • Pity Martínez
      Argentinean soccer player, born 1993

    Notable Martinezs come mostly from Argentina (30), the United States (25) and Spain (5).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Martinez

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Martinez come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Martínez.
    How common is the surname Martinez?
    1,060,159 people in the United States had the surname Martinez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 291 Americans. It ranked 10th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Martinez?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Martinez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Martinez?
    Lautaro Martínez, Argentine association football player (born 1997), followed by Emiliano Martínez.