The Martins surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,751 people carried this name — #3,050 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,100 people counted. That is up 30% from 9,062 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Martins surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Martĩiz. By surface analysis, Martim + -es (“son of”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Martins» (Portuguese), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
6,654 people named Martins live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 5,562 people named Martins 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 2,350 people named Martins.
Most of them — 1,445 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 107 people named Martins 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
35 people named Martins have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 110 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
151 people named Martins are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Martins in American newspapers,
1912–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,123,944 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Martins,
with a public archive behind them.
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João Martins de Soalhães 1253–1325 · diplomat -
Robert Martins 1822–1904 · athlete -
José Tomás de Sousa Martins 1843–1897 · physician -
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins 1845–1894 · writer -
João Lopes Martins 1866–1945 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 239 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Martins.
- Martinho 417 · U.S. census
- Martini 7,612 · U.S. census
- Martinie 338 · U.S. census
- Martinis 149 · U.S. census
- Martino 13,128 · U.S. census
- Martinon 355 · U.S. census
- Martire 520 · U.S. census
- Marton 1,499 · U.S. census
- Martorana 1,244 · U.S. census
- Martorell 396 · U.S. census
- Martos 636 · U.S. census
- Marty 4,848 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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