# Martins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/martins/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Martin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,751 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,050 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,274 people |
| Change since 2000 | +30% (9,062 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Martins 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Martins in Brazil, South Korea, the Kingdom of Portugal and Portugal.

## People named Martins

- Joubert Araújo Martins, Brazilian association football player
- Adriano Ferreira Martins, Brazilian association football player
- Edoson Silva Martins, Brazilian association football player
- José Antônio Martins Galvão, Brazilian association football player
- Renato Carlos Martins Júnior, Brazilian association football player
- Luis Carlos dos Santos Martins, Brazilian association football player
- Sidmar Antônio Martins, Brazilian association football player
- Abraão Lincoln Martins, Brazilian association football player
- Osvaldo José Martins Júnior, Brazilian association football player
- Adaílton Martins Bolzan, Brazilian footballer
- Thiago Martins, Brazilian footballer (born 1995)
- Joel Antônio Martins, Brazilian footballer (1931-2003)

and 31 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Martinez, Martens, Martines, Mertens, Maertens, Martin, Martino, Martini, Martinson, Martindale, Martinelli, Martineau.

## 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.