How common is the surname Martinson?

8,048 people in the United States had the surname Martinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,363 Americans. It ranked 4,412th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Martinson?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Martinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Martinson?

Leslie H. Martinson, American film and television director (1915–2016).

Where is the surname Martinson most common?

Wikidata records people named Martinson in the United States.

Is the surname Martinson getting more or less common?

More common. 7,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,048 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Martinson

A surname, carried by 8,048 people in the United States.

3 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). Martinson is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,048 people named Martinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,363 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,639.

#4,412

rank among US surnames

8,048

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,294)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,403	Rey	8,074	38,239
#4,404	Quevedo	8,064	38,287
#4,406	Lum	8,060	38,306
#4,407	Duque	8,058	38,315
#4,408	Lathrop	8,057	38,320
#4,409	Royster	8,056	38,325
#4,410	Cornish	8,050	38,353

Who is named Martinson

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

93% of people named Martinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martinsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leslie H. Martinson
American film and television director (1915–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Martinson

Martinson 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 Martinson?: 8,048 people in the United States had the surname Martinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,363 Americans. It ranked 4,412th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Martinson?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Martinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Martinson?: Leslie H. Martinson, American film and television director (1915–2016).
Where is the surname Martinson most common?: Wikidata records people named Martinson in the United States.
Is the surname Martinson getting more or less common?: More common. 7,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,048 in 2010, up 5.4%.