The Martineau surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,006 people carried this name — #6,737 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,800 people counted. That is up 13% from 4,425 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,016 people named Martineau.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 89 départements, most often Vendée.
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
45 people named Martineau live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Martineau,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis-Simon Martineau 1733–1799 · lawyer -
Peter Finch Martineau 1755–1847 · businessperson -
Samuel Martineau de Turé d. 1667 · prelate
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René Martineau 1510–1573 · physician
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Denis Martineau 1593–
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Marie Pierre 1673–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Martineau.
- Martignoni 152 · U.S. census
- Martin 702,625 · U.S. census
- Martina 1,565 · U.S. census
- Martinage 100 · U.S. census
- Martinat 101 · U.S. census
- Martine 2,227 · U.S. census
- Martinel 157 · U.S. census
- Martinelli 5,099 · U.S. census
- Martinello 118 · U.S. census
- Martines 9,363 · U.S. census
- Martinet 328 · U.S. census
- Martinetti 307 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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