How common is the surname Martyn?

1,613 people in the United States had the surname Martyn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. It ranked 17,472nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Martyn?

John Martyn, British botanist (1699-1768), followed by Damien Martyn.

Where is the surname Martyn most common?

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

Is the surname Martyn getting more or less common?

More common. 1,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,613 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Martyn also a first name?

Yes. Martyn 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 Martyn

A surname, carried by 1,613 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M635 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). Martyn is more common than 89.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,613 people named Martyn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,558.

#17,472

rank among US surnames

1,613

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,859)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,463	Bazaldua	1,614	191,292
#17,472	Wisneski	1,613	191,411
#17,481	Searls	1,612	191,529

Who is named Martyn

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

90% of people named Martyn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martyns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Martyn
British botanist (1699-1768)
Damien Martyn
Australian cricketer, born 1971
Thomas Martyn
British botanist (1735–1825)

Notable Martyns come mostly from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Martyn

Martyn 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 Martyn?: 1,613 people in the United States had the surname Martyn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. It ranked 17,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Martyn?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Martyn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Martyn?: John Martyn, British botanist (1699-1768), followed by Damien Martyn.
Where is the surname Martyn most common?: Wikidata records people named Martyn in the Kingdom of Great Britain, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Martyn getting more or less common?: More common. 1,558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,613 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Martyn also a first name?: Yes. Martyn 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.