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

Martis, 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 Martis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Martis in America

Martis is the 29334th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martis surname appeared 806 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 Martis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Martis 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 Martis

The surname Martis has its origins in Spain, with records indicating it was first found in the region of Catalonia during the early 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Latin word "Martis," which means "of Mars," the Roman god of war. This suggests that the surname may have originally been given as a nickname to someone with a fierce or warlike disposition.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Martis surname can be found in medieval Spanish documents and records. For example, a man named Pedro Martis is mentioned in a land deed from the city of Barcelona, dated 1287. Additionally, the Martis name appears in the Catalan Fogatge, a tax census conducted in the late 14th century.

During the 15th century, the Martis surname began to spread beyond Catalonia and into other parts of Spain. Notable individuals from this period include Juan Martis, a renowned artist from Seville who lived from 1420 to 1498, and Rodrigo Martis, a military commander who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the late 1400s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Martis surname traveled to the Americas and other parts of the world. One notable figure was Hernán Martis, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. Another was Luisa Martis, a wealthy landowner in Peru who lived from 1580 to 1648.

In the 18th century, the Martis surname continued to be found throughout Spain and its colonies. Juan Antonio Martis (1737-1812) was a Spanish naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War, while José Martis (1763-1829) was a prominent lawyer and judge in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Other notable individuals with the Martis surname include Miguel Martis (1878-1958), a Spanish-Cuban artist known for his landscape paintings, and Enrique Martis (1892-1964), a Mexican writer and journalist who was a pioneer of the Latin American short story genre.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Martis

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

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

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