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

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

Popularity of Martínez-Santos in America

Martínez-Santos is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martínez-Santos surname appeared 141 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-Santos.

The history of the last name Martínez-Santos

The surname MARTINEZSANTOS originates from Spain and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is a double-barreled surname, combining the paternal surname Martinez and the maternal surname Santos. Martinez is derived from the given name Martin, which has its roots in the Roman name Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "warlike." Santos, on the other hand, is a Spanish word meaning "saints."

In medieval Spain, double-barreled surnames were often used to denote a person's lineage and family connections. The combination of Martinez and Santos suggests that the original bearer of this surname may have had a father named Martin and a mother whose family name was Santos.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MARTINEZSANTOS name can be found in the Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla, a census-like document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its reconquest from the Moors. This document mentions several individuals with variations of the surname, such as Martin Santos and Martinez de Santos.

During the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries, many Spanish explorers and conquistadors carried the MARTINEZSANTOS name to the Americas. One notable figure was Juan Martinez Santos, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the MARTINEZSANTOS family was Alonso Martinez Santos, a Spanish playwright and poet who was born in Madrid in 1623 and died in 1679. His works include several comedies and religious plays that were performed in the theaters of Spain during his lifetime.

Another significant figure bearing the MARTINEZSANTOS name was María Martínez Santos, a Spanish religious leader and mystic who lived in the 18th century. She founded the Congregation of the Servants of Mary, a Catholic religious order dedicated to the education of young women.

In the 19th century, José Martínez Santos was a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, during the reign of Isabella II.

As the MARTINEZSANTOS surname spread across Spain and its colonies, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged. Some alternate spellings included Martinez-Santos, Martínez Santos, and Martínez-Santos, reflecting regional differences in language and naming conventions.

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

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

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

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