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

Martínez-Guzmán, 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 Martínez-Guzmán surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Martínez-Guzmán in America

Martínez-Guzmán is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martínez-Guzmán surname appeared 116 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 Martínez-Guzmán.

The history of the last name Martínez-Guzmán

The surname MARTINEZGUZMAN is a compound Spanish surname that combines the patronymic Martinez and the matronymic Guzman. It has its origins in the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain, dating back to the medieval period.

Martinez is derived from the personal name Martin, which is the Spanish form of the Roman name Martinus. This name is believed to have originated from the name of the Roman god Mars, the god of war. The suffix "-ez" denotes patronymic lineage, indicating the person was the son of a man named Martin.

Guzman is a matronymic surname derived from the Germanic personal name Guzman or Guzeman, which means "battle-man" or "war-man." This name was brought to Spain by the Visigoths and was later adopted by the Moors during their rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Martinez can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the 10th century, where a nobleman named Gonzalo Martinez is mentioned. The Cartulario also references a place called Villa Martiniz, which could have been derived from the surname Martinez.

In the 13th century, a famous knight named Rodrigo Martinez de Guzman played a pivotal role in the Reconquista, the Christian re-conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. He was born around 1200 in Seville and died in 1264.

Another notable figure with the surname MARTINEZGUZMAN was Diego Martinez de Guzman, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. He was born around 1490 in Seville and died in Mexico City in 1550.

In the 17th century, Juan Martinez de Guzman was a Spanish playwright and poet who lived from 1630 to 1692. He wrote several comedies and religious plays that were popular during his time.

The surname MARTINEZGUZMAN was also found in the Americas, where it was brought by Spanish settlers and conquistadors. One notable bearer was José Martinez de Guzman, a Mexican military leader and politician who lived from 1789 to 1867. He played a crucial role in the Mexican War of Independence.

Another prominent figure was Sebastián Martinez de Guzman, a Spanish explorer and navigator who lived from 1520 to 1585. He led several expeditions to the Pacific Ocean and explored the coasts of California and Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Martínez-Guzmán

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Martínez-Guzmán.

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 Martínez-Guzmán 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.

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 Martínez-Guzmán was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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