Find out how popular the last name Marta is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Marta.

Marta, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Marta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marta in America

Marta is the 21660th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marta surname appeared 1,203 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Marta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marta to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Marta

The surname Marta is of Italian origin, deriving from the female given name Marta, which in turn comes from the Aramaic name Martha. The name Martha is recorded in the Bible as the name of a woman who hosted Jesus Christ in her home. The earliest known use of Marta as a surname dates back to the 13th century in regions of northern Italy such as Tuscany and Lombardy.

Marta is believed to have originated as a habitational surname, referring to someone who lived near a church or place dedicated to Saint Martha. In Italy, there are numerous towns and villages with names like Santa Marta or Marta, which could have contributed to the surname's emergence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Marta can be found in the Estimo Fiorentino, a tax record from Florence dated 1427, which lists several individuals with the surname Marta.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the surname was the Italian painter and architect Gian Battista Marta (1536-1599), who was born in Valduggia and worked in Milan and other cities in northern Italy.

Another historical figure with the surname Marta was the Italian Jesuit priest and missionary Giacomo Antonio Marta (1619-1678), who served in Mexico and authored several works on the indigenous languages of New Spain.

During the 17th century, the surname Marta was also present in Spain, as evidenced by the birth of the Spanish painter and engraver Juan de Marta y Rojas (1634-1705) in Madrid.

In the 19th century, a prominent bearer of the surname was the Italian poet and scholar Giovanni Marta (1830-1893), who published works on the dialects of Tuscany and was a member of the Accademia della Crusca.

Another notable figure with the surname Marta was the Italian politician and lawyer Eugenio Marta (1871-1945), who served as a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marta

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Marta.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Marta was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Marta has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Marta was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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