The Martinis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 149 people carried this name — #116,829 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 44% from 268 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 61 people named Martinis 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 54 people named Martinis.
Most of them — 29 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
33 people named Martinis live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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 Martinis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elio Martinis 1921–2013 · partisan -
Carla Martinis 1922–2010 · opera singer
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Carla Martinis 1922–2010 · opera singer
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Octavianus de Martinis d. 1500 · theologian
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Bruno Martinis 1920–2013 · geologist
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Bruno Martinis 1920–2013 · geologist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Martinis.
- Martinet 328 · U.S. census
- Martinetti 307 · U.S. census
- Martinez 1,060,159 · U.S. census
- Martinho 417 · U.S. census
- Martini 7,612 · U.S. census
- Martinie 338 · U.S. census
- Martino 13,128 · U.S. census
- Martinon 355 · U.S. census
- Martins 11,751 · U.S. census
- Martire 520 · U.S. census
- Marton 1,499 · U.S. census
- Martorana 1,244 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Martinis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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