# Martyn (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,613 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,472 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 191,411 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (1,558 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Martyn 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Martyn in the Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Martyn

- John Martyn, British botanist (1699-1768)
- Damien Martyn, Australian cricketer
- Thomas Martyn, British botanist (1735–1825)

## Similar surnames

Martin, Martino, Martini, Martineau, Marten, Martone, Marden, Martine, Marton, Martinez, Martins, Martens.

## 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.