Martella surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Martella surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 976 people carried this name — #25,356 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 959 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

250 people named Martella live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 68
Zurich 32
Bern 28
Geneva 23
Valais 16
Vaud 15
St. Gallen 15
Thurgau 13

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 247 people named Martella live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 182
City of Buenos Aires 33
Córdoba 21
Entre Ríos 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 52 people named Martella 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 Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 45
Namur 7

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 51 people named Martella.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Corsica.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Corsica 16
Paris 10
Bouches-du-Rhône 5
Var 3
Yvelines 2
Allier 1
Orne 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Martella,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francesco Martella 1898–1943
  • Mario Martella 1917–
  • Tito Martella 1918–1994 · writer
  • Attilio Martella 1919–1991 · actor
  • Attilio Martella 1919–1991 · actor
  • Luigi Martella 1948–2015 · Catholic priest

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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