The Martelli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,943 people carried this name — #15,166 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 30% from 1,498 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 999 people named Martelli 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 672 people named Martelli.
92 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Corsica.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
157 people named Martelli live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Martelli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Franco Martelli d. 1944 · partisan -
Lodovico Martelli 1500–1520 · writer -
Braccio Martelli 1501–1560 · Catholic bishop
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Hugolin Martelli 1519–1592 · bishop -
Tommaso Martelli d. 1608 · architect
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Francesco Martelli d. 1578 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Martelli.
- Marta 1,203 · U.S. census
- Marte 8,867 · U.S. census
- Martel 9,056 · U.S. census
- Martell 11,158 · U.S. census
- Martella 976 · U.S. census
- Martelle 427 · U.S. census
- Martello 2,334 · U.S. census
- Martens 10,096 · U.S. census
- Marter 563 · U.S. census
- Marth 1,413 · U.S. census
- Marthe 162 · U.S. census
- Marthey 131 · U.S. census
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