The Martorana surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,244 people carried this name — #21,105 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,253 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Martorana surname
Variant of Martorano.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Martorana» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 182 people named Martorana.
Most of them — 152 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 153 people named Martorana 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 Hainaut.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 128 people named Martorana 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Martorana live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Martorana.
- Martinis 149 · 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
- Martorell 396 · U.S. census
- Martos 636 · U.S. census
- Marty 4,848 · U.S. census
- Martz 8,250 · U.S. census
- Marut 429 · U.S. census
- Marville 115 · U.S. census
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