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

Mart�nez-Lara, 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 Mart�nez-Lara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mart�nez-Lara in America

Mart�nez-Lara is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mart�nez-Lara surname appeared 110 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 Mart�nez-Lara.

The history of the last name Mart�nez-Lara

The surname MARTINEZLARA has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in Spain and Portugal. It is a double-barreled surname, combining the Spanish MARTINEZ and the Portuguese LARA. The first component, MARTINEZ, derives from the Latin name Martinus, which was a Roman family name related to the god Mars. Martinus later became a popular given name among Christians, in honor of Saint Martin of Tours.

The MARTINEZ surname emerged in the medieval period, initially as a patronymic, meaning "son of Martin." It was particularly prevalent in northern Spain and parts of Portugal, where the veneration of Saint Martin was widespread. The second component, LARA, is believed to have originated as a place name, possibly referring to the town of Lara in the province of Burgos, Spain, or the Lara region in central Portugal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MARTINEZLARA surname can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript containing a census of the population in the Crown of Castile. This document mentions individuals with the surname MARTINEZ de Lara, suggesting that the double-barreled form was already in use during that time.

Notable figures throughout history who bore the MARTINEZLARA surname include:

1. Fernán Martínez de Lara (c. 1250-1322), a Spanish nobleman and military leader who served under King Fernando IV of Castile.
2. Manrique de Lara y Martínez (1486-1558), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Americas and served as the governor of Panama.
3. Alonzo Martínez de Lara (1540-1614), a Spanish architect and sculptor who worked on several notable projects in Seville, including the Casa de Pilatos.
4. Inés Martínez de Lara (1595-1670), a Portuguese nun and mystic who founded the Order of the Immaculate Conception.
5. Juan Martínez de Lara y Cuervo (1674-1743), a Spanish military officer and governor of Florida during the Spanish colonial period.

The MARTINEZLARA surname has also been associated with various place names throughout the Iberian Peninsula, such as the town of Lara de los Infantes in the province of Burgos, Spain, and the village of Lara in the district of Coimbra, Portugal. Additionally, variations and alternative spellings of the surname, such as MARTÍNEZDELARA or MARTINEZDILARA, can be found in historical records and documents from various regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mart�nez-Lara

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mart�nez-Lara.

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 Mart�nez-Lara 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 Mart�nez-Lara was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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