The Martinez surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 775,072 people carried this name — #11 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 348 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 18,726 people named Martinez.
8,619 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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
4,602 people named Martinez live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 174 people named Martinez 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 Brussels-Capital.
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 Poland’s population register
112 people named Martinez have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 361 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Martinez,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marianna Martines 1744–1812 · composer -
Joseph Martinez 1878–1946 · artistic gymnast -
Maria Martinez 1887–1980 · artist -
Tony Martinez 1920–2002 · actor -
Bob Martinez 1934– · mayor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 195 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Martinez.
- Martinel 157 · U.S. census
- Martinelli 4,895 · U.S. census
- Martinello 197 · U.S. census
- Martines 8,041 · U.S. census
- Martinet 298 · U.S. census
- Martinetti 293 · U.S. census
- Martinho 341 · U.S. census
- Martini 6,988 · U.S. census
- Martinie 307 · U.S. census
- Martinis 268 · U.S. census
- Martino 12,889 · U.S. census
- Martinon 208 · U.S. census
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