Marton surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Marton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,499 people carried this name — #18,457 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 196,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,504).

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In Poland’s population register

270 people named Marton have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 322 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Masovian 122
Subcarpathian 64
Lublin 49
Lesser Poland 9
West Pomeranian 8
Pomeranian 7
Silesian 5
Opole 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 233 people named Marton.

43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Martinique.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 43
Martinique 55
Meurthe-et-Moselle 19
Vienne 18
Paris 18
Yvelines 10
Corrèze 10
Seine-Maritime 8
Charente 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

151 people named Marton live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 46
Bern 20
Lucerne 14
St. Gallen 13
Thurgau 13
Basel-Landschaft 12
Vaud 11
Aargau 7

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 97 people named Marton 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

Buenos Aires Province 37
City of Buenos Aires 30
Córdoba 19
Santa Fe 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

162 people named Marton is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 162

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).

In print

Marton in American newspapers,
1911–1922.

Newspaper page from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union carrying the name Marton
The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union 1922-04-12
Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Marton
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1911-08-12
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Marton
Le Messager 1922-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Marton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward Marton d. 1758 · politician
  • Augusta Madeline Henrietta Marton d. 1906
  • Dorothy Marton d. 1868
  • Caroline Gertrude Flower d. 1916
  • Oliver Marton d. 1744
  • György Marton 1767–1843 · judge

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

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