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

Marty, 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 Marty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marty in America

Marty is the 6921st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marty surname appeared 4,848 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Marty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marty 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 Marty

The surname Marty originated from the French region of Normandy in the early 12th century. It is derived from the ancient Germanic name "Martinus" or "Martin," which means "warlike" or "warrior-like." The name was brought to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Marty is a variant spelling of the more common Martin, which was a popular name among the Norman nobility. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marty can be found in the Domesday Book, a survey of England completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. The Domesday Book mentions a landowner named Robert Marty in Suffolk.

In the 13th century, the name Marty appeared in various records in the county of Lincolnshire, including the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which listed several individuals with the name Marty. Some of the earliest recorded spellings of the name included Marti, Marty, and Martye.

One notable bearer of the Marty name was Sir John Marty, a knight and landowner in Gloucestershire during the reign of King Edward III (1327-1377). Another historical figure was William Marty, a merchant and alderman in the city of London in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Marty became associated with the village of Marty in the department of Gers, in southwestern France. This place name likely contributed to the surname's popularity in that region.

Other notable individuals with the Marty surname include:

1. Pierre Marty (1675-1742), a French jurist and philosopher.
2. Martin Marty (1834-1896), a Swiss-American industrialist and co-founder of the Marty Machinery Company.
3. Eugène Marty (1859-1949), a French composer and music educator.
4. André Marty (1886-1956), a French communist and military leader during the Spanish Civil War.
5. Claude Marty (born 1936), a French film director and screenwriter.

While the surname Marty is found worldwide, it remains most prevalent in France, particularly in the regions of Normandy and southwestern France, reflecting its historical origins and geographic associations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marty

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

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

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