How common is the surname Marty?

4,848 people in the United States had the surname Marty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,685 Americans. It ranked 6,921st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Marty?

In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Marty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Marty?

Martin E. Marty, American historian of religion, educator, author, and theologian.

Where is the surname Marty most common?

Wikidata records people named Marty in the United States.

Is the surname Marty getting more or less common?

More common. 4,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,848 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Marty also a first name?

Yes. Marty 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 Marty

A surname, carried by 4,848 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marty is more common than 95.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,848 people named Marty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,685 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,693.

#6,921

rank among US surnames

4,848

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,641)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,912	Koval	4,855	63,593
#6,913	Gasca	4,854	63,606
#6,914	Fortney	4,853	63,620
#6,915	Gwinn	4,852	63,633
#6,916	Cassel	4,851	63,646
#6,917	Jahn	4,850	63,659
#6,918	Moorer	4,849	63,672

Who is named Marty

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

81% of people named Marty identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Martin E. Marty
American historian of religion, educator, author, and theologian, 1928–2025

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marty

Marty has the Soundex code M630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M630.

Questions

How common is the surname Marty?: 4,848 people in the United States had the surname Marty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,685 Americans. It ranked 6,921st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marty?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Marty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Marty?: Martin E. Marty, American historian of religion, educator, author, and theologian.
Where is the surname Marty most common?: Wikidata records people named Marty in the United States.
Is the surname Marty getting more or less common?: More common. 4,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,848 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Marty also a first name?: Yes. Marty 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.