# Martini (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/martini/  
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) | 7,612 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,658 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,560 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.9% (6,988 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɑɹˈtini/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini & Rossi. In the sense “cocktail with vermouth and either gin or vodka”, coined in America in the 19th or 20th century, for which various theories exist – perhaps named for the Italian brand of vermouth, perhaps after Martinez, California, perhaps after an Italian bartender of that name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Martini 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Martini in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, Archduchy of Austria and Germany.

## People named Martini

- Max Martini, American film, theater and television actor, writer and director (1969-)
- Jandira Martini, Brazilian actress (1945–2024)
- Stefanie Martini, British actress
- Tringe Smajl Martini, Albanian guerilla fighter
- Carlo Antonio Martini, Austrian jurist and author (1726-1800)
- Ferdinand Martini, actor (1870–1930)
- Derick Martini, American screenwriter and director
- Steve Martini, American writer of legal novels
- Edi Martini, Albanian footballer
- Antonio Martini, Archbishop of Florence and Biblical scholar (1720-1809)

## Similar surnames

Martin, Martino, Martineau, Marten, Martone, Marden, Martine, Martyn, Marton, Martinez, Martins, Martens.

## 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.