How common is the surname Martins?

11,751 people in the United States had the surname Martins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,274 Americans. It ranked 3,050th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Martins?

Joubert Araújo Martins, Brazilian association football player, followed by Adriano Ferreira Martins.

Where is the surname Martins most common?

Wikidata records people named Martins in Brazil, South Korea and the Kingdom of Portugal and 1 other country.

Is the surname Martins getting more or less common?

More common. 9,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,751 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Martins also a first name?

Yes. Martins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Martins

A patronymic surname, carried by 11,751 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). Martins is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

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

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,751 people named Martins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,274 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,062.

#3,050

rank among US surnames

11,751

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+29.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,602)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,041	Speer	11,770	26,232
#3,042	Amaro	11,769	26,234
#3,043	McMillian	11,765	26,243
#3,044	Ponder	11,764	26,245
#3,045	Beckett	11,763	26,247
#3,046	Applegate	11,762	26,249
#3,047	Larue	11,757	26,261

Who is named Martins

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

81% of people named Martins identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martinss

43 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joubert Araújo Martins
Brazilian association football player, born 1975
Adriano Ferreira Martins
Brazilian association football player, born 1982
Edoson Silva Martins
Brazilian association football player, born 1974
José Antônio Martins Galvão
Brazilian association football player, born 1982
Renato Carlos Martins Júnior
Brazilian association football player, born 1987
Luis Carlos dos Santos Martins
Brazilian association football player, born 1984
Sidmar Antônio Martins
Brazilian association football player, born 1962
Abraão Lincoln Martins
Brazilian association football player, born 1983
Osvaldo José Martins Júnior
Brazilian association football player, born 1982
Adaílton Martins Bolzan
Brazilian footballer, born 1977
Thiago Martins
Brazilian footballer (born 1995)
Joel Antônio Martins
Brazilian footballer (1931-2003)

Notable Martinss come mostly from Brazil (40), South Korea (1) and the Kingdom of Portugal (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Martins

Martins 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 Martins?: 11,751 people in the United States had the surname Martins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,274 Americans. It ranked 3,050th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Martins?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Martins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Martins?: Joubert Araújo Martins, Brazilian association football player, followed by Adriano Ferreira Martins.
Where is the surname Martins most common?: Wikidata records people named Martins in Brazil, South Korea and the Kingdom of Portugal and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Martins?: Martins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Martins getting more or less common?: More common. 9,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,751 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Martins also a first name?: Yes. Martins is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.