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The Martire surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 520 people carried this name — #41,799 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 14% from 457 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Martire surname

A surname transferred from the nickname.

From martire (“martyr”), probably used as a nickname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Martire» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 778 people named Martire 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 523
City of Buenos Aires 162
Santa Fe 93

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 101 people named Martire.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Yonne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Yonne 37
Hérault 13
Loire 8
Paris 8
Bouches-du-Rhône 5
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Meuse 2
Marne 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

59 people named Martire live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 28
Aargau 7
Basel-Landschaft 6
Basel-Stadt 6
Ticino 5
Neuchâtel 4
Zug 3

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 Martire,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Domenico Martire 1634–1705 · historian
  • Francesco Martire 1826–1887 · politician
  • Egilberto Martire 1887–1952 · politician
  • Egilberto Martire 1887–1952 · politician
  • Mario Martire 1910–1945
  • Salvatore Martire 1931–2017 · association football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Martire.

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