The Maertens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 522 people carried this name — #41,657 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 7% from 486 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,936 people named Maertens live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 434 people named Maertens.
50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Maertens,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Hermann Eduard Maertens 1823–1898 · architect -
Hermann Eduard Maertens 1823–1898 · architect
-
Petrus Maertens 1641–1697
-
Lambertus Maertens 1673–
-
Pierre Maertens 1709–1773
-
Jean Maertens 1744–1822
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Maertens.
- Madrid 25,854 · U.S. census
- Madru 145 · U.S. census
- Madry 987 · U.S. census
- Mady 426 · U.S. census
- Maeder 976 · U.S. census
- Maerten 110 · U.S. census
- Maes 6,033 · U.S. census
- Maestre 746 · U.S. census
- Maestri 657 · U.S. census
- Maestro 200 · U.S. census
- Maffei 2,187 · U.S. census
- Maffeo 708 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Maertens is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.