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    The surname Martus

    A German surname, carried by 533 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M632

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Martus is more common than 74.8% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Two possible origins: * Borrowed from German Martus, a variant of Martius, itself a Latinized form of Merz. * Borrowed from Polish Martuś or Slovak Martuš, both pet forms of the personal name Martin.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 533 people named Martus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 579,260 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 505.

    #40,909
    rank among US surnames
    533
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.5%
    change since 2000 (was #40,761)

    Who is named Martus

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

    79% of people named Martus identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Martus

    Martus has the Soundex code M632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M632.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Martus come from?
    Two possible origins: * Borrowed from German Martus, a variant of Martius, itself a Latinized form of Merz. * Borrowed from Polish Martuś or Slovak Martuš, both pet forms of the personal name Martin.
    How common is the surname Martus?
    533 people in the United States had the surname Martus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 579,260 Americans. It ranked 40,909th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Martus?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Martus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Martus getting more or less common?
    More common. 505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 533 in 2010, up 5.5%.