Find out how popular the last name Mart�nez-Vega 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-Vega.

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

Popularity of Mart�nez-Vega in America

Mart�nez-Vega is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mart�nez-Vega surname appeared 138 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-Vega.

The history of the last name Mart�nez-Vega

The surname MARTINEZVEGA is of Spanish origin, combining the patronymic Martinez and the toponymic Vega. It emerged in the late medieval period, likely in the northern Spanish regions of Castile, Aragon, or Navarre.

Martinez derives from the personal name Martin, itself originating from the Roman surname Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "devoted to Mars". The addition of -ez formed a patronymic denoting "son of Martin". Vega stems from the Spanish word meaning "fertile valley" or "meadow", reflecting a geographic indicator of ancestral lands.

Early records of Martinez alone appear in the 13th century Repartimientos, documenting the re-population of conquered territories during the Reconquista. A Domingo Martinez is listed among soldiers receiving land grants in Seville in 1253. The combined MARTINEZVEGA likely arose as families adopted locative bynames reflecting their homesteads.

One of the earliest recorded instances is Juan Martinez Vega, a shepherd from Castile mentioned in a 1412 tax register. In 1487, Alonso Martinez Vega fought against the Moors at the legendary siege of Malaga alongside Ferdinand and Isabella's forces.

Notable bearers include the 16th century Spanish navigator Alvaro Martinez Vega (c.1525-1598), who accompanied Drake's circumnavigation and later chronicled his exploits. Fray Tomas Martinez Vega (1573-1644) was a Franciscan missionary active in New Spain, now Mexico.

The Cuban poet and independence leader Jose Marti (1853-1895) was born Jose Julian Marti y Perez, taking his mother's maiden name Martinez for his famous pen name. Lastly, Rafael Martinez Vega (1897-1961) served as President of Venezuela from 1935 to 1941 during a turbulent period of political upheaval.

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

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

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

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