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

Martinon, 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 Martinon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Martinon in America

Martinon is the 57372nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martinon surname appeared 355 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 Martinon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Martinon 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 Martinon

The surname Martinon originated in Spain and is derived from the Latin personal name Martinus, which itself comes from the word Mars, the Roman god of war. The name Martinus was later adopted by early Christians and became a popular name across Europe.

Martinon is a patronymic name, meaning it was originally formed by adding the suffix "-on" to the personal name Martin, indicating "son of Martin." This naming convention was common in Spain and other parts of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Martinon can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval document from the 14th century that lists landowners and their properties in the region of Castile. The name appears as "Martinon de Villaverde," suggesting the family originated from the town of Villaverde.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure bearing the surname Martinon was Pedro Martinon, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro. He was born around 1490 in Seville and died in Peru in the mid-1500s.

Another notable individual with the surname Martinon was Juan Martinon, a Spanish painter and engraver who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was known for his religious paintings and worked in various churches and monasteries across Spain.

During the 18th century, José Martinon was a Spanish philosopher and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of geometry. He was born in Zaragoza in 1712 and died in Madrid in 1786.

In the 19th century, Ramón Martinon was a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 1875 to 1876. He was born in Santander in 1825 and died in Madrid in 1900.

In the early 20th century, Rafael Martinon was a Spanish architect and urban planner. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings and urban projects in Madrid, including the Plaza de España and the Palacio de Comunicaciones. Martinon was born in Santander in 1880 and died in Madrid in 1963.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Martinon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Martinon.

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

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