Find out how popular the last name Martínez-Sánchez 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-Sánchez.

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

Popularity of Martínez-Sánchez in America

Martínez-Sánchez is the 43969th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martínez-Sánchez surname appeared 490 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-Sánchez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Martínez-Sánchez 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 Martínez-Sánchez

The surname MARTINEZSANCHE has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, tracing back to the medieval period of the 12th-14th centuries. It is a combination of two distinct names, Martinez and Sanche, reflecting the cultural and linguistic influences of the region.

During the Reconquista, a period marked by the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, many individuals adopted compound surnames as a way to distinguish themselves or to honor their ancestral lineage. Martinez is derived from the patronymic Martín, itself a variant of the Roman name Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "consecrated to Mars." Sanche, on the other hand, is believed to originate from the Basque name Sancho, which may have evolved from the Latin name Sanctius or the Germanic name Sancho.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MARTINEZSANCHE surname can be found in the "Libro de las Behetrías" (Book of Landed Estates) from the 14th century, where a certain Ruy Martínez Sanche is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Burgos, Spain.

Notable historical figures bearing the MARTINEZSANCHE surname include:

1. Sancho Martínez de Leyva (c. 1390-1456), a Spanish military leader and nobleman who served as the Grand Master of the Order of Santiago from 1451 until his death.

2. Pedro Martínez Sanche (c. 1450-1520), a Spanish scholar and religious figure who served as the Bishop of Cádiz and later as the Bishop of Jaén.

3. Alonso Martínez Sanche (c. 1480-1540), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés.

4. María Martínez Sanche (c. 1520-1585), a renowned Spanish painter and one of the few female artists of the Renaissance period whose work has survived.

5. Juan Martínez Sanche (c. 1600-1670), a Spanish dramatist and poet who contributed to the Golden Age of Spanish literature with his plays and religious poetry.

While the MARTINEZSANCHE surname is predominantly associated with Spain, it has also been found in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in Latin American countries that were once part of the Spanish colonial empire, reflecting the far-reaching influence of Spanish culture and language.

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

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

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

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