How common is the surname Martz?

8,250 people in the United States had the surname Martz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,424 Americans. It ranked 4,309th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Martz?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Martz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Martz?

Judy Martz, American speed skater and politician (1943–2017).

Where is the surname Martz most common?

Wikidata records people named Martz in the United States.

Is the surname Martz getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,250 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Martz

A surname, carried by 8,250 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Martz 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 8,250 people named Martz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,424 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,433.

#4,309

rank among US surnames

8,250

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,868)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,300	Santacruz	8,264	37,360
#4,302	Withrow	8,262	37,369
#4,303	True	8,261	37,374
#4,304	Furr	8,260	37,378
#4,305	Dell	8,255	37,401
#4,307	Chism	8,253	37,410
#4,308	Bear	8,252	37,415

Who is named Martz

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

95% of people named Martz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Martzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Judy Martz
American speed skater and politician (1943–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Martz

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

Questions

How common is the surname Martz?: 8,250 people in the United States had the surname Martz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,424 Americans. It ranked 4,309th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Martz?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Martz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Martz?: Judy Martz, American speed skater and politician (1943–2017).
Where is the surname Martz most common?: Wikidata records people named Martz in the United States.
Is the surname Martz getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,250 in 2010, down 2.2%.