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

Martyka, 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 Martyka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Martyka in America

Martyka is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martyka surname appeared 118 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 Martyka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Martyka 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 Martyka

The surname MARTYKA is believed to have originated in Poland in the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish personal name Marcin, which is the Polish form of the Latin name Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "warlike." The suffix "-ka" is a common Polish diminutive, indicating a smaller or more affectionate form of the name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MARTYKA surname can be found in a 16th-century parish record from the town of Bodzentyn, located in the Świętokrzyskie region of southern Poland. This document mentions a certain Jan MARTYKA, who was likely a landowner or peasant farmer in the area.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various historical records from the Małopolska region of southern Poland, particularly around the cities of Kraków and Tarnów. This suggests that the MARTYKA family had established itself in this area during the Renaissance period.

During the 18th century, the MARTYKA surname can be found in records from the town of Brzesko, located in the modern-day Lesser Poland Voivodeship. One notable individual from this time period was Bartłomiej MARTYKA (1712-1781), a local landowner and respected member of the community.

As the MARTYKA family spread throughout Poland in the 19th century, the name can be found in various regions, including the modern-day Silesian Voivodeship and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland. One notable figure from this time was Franciszek MARTYKA (1823-1897), a writer and poet who published several works in the Polish language.

In the early 20th century, the MARTYKA surname gained prominence with the birth of Mieczysław MARTYKA (1901-1986), a Polish military officer who served in the Polish Army during World War II and later became a respected historian and author, publishing several books on military strategy and tactics.

Other notable individuals with the MARTYKA surname include Stanisław MARTYKA (1928-2005), a Polish film director and screenwriter who worked on several acclaimed Polish films in the latter half of the 20th century, and Jerzy MARTYKA (1953-present), a Polish politician and member of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Martyka

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

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

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