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

Ortiz-Martínez, 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 Ortiz-Martínez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortiz-Martínez in America

Ortiz-Martínez is the 53072nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortiz-Martínez surname appeared 390 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 Ortiz-Martínez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ortiz-Martínez 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 Ortiz-Martínez

The surname ORTIZMARTINEZ is a double-barreled Spanish surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is a combination of two surnames, Ortiz and Martinez, which were likely joined together through marriage or inheritance.

The first part, Ortiz, is derived from the Spanish word "orto," meaning "east" or "sunrise." It may have been originally used as a descriptive surname for someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or region or whose land faced the rising sun. Alternatively, it could have been a nickname given to someone who habitually rose early or was born at sunrise.

The second part, Martinez, is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Martin, which itself is derived from the Roman name Martinus. Martinus is believed to have been derived from the name of the Roman god Mars, the god of war. Martinez would have originally indicated "son of Martin."

The earliest known records of the surname ORTIZMARTINEZ date back to the 15th century in Spain. In a 1487 document from the town of Seville, a man named Juan Ortiz Martinez is mentioned as a landowner. Another early reference is found in a 1512 census record from the city of Granada, which lists a family with the surname ORTIZMARTINEZ.

Notable historical figures with the surname ORTIZMARTINEZ include:

1. Alonso Ortiz Martinez (1557-1631), a Spanish priest and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Salamanca.
2. Juana Ortiz Martinez (1610-1659), a Spanish nun and mystic known for her visions and writings.
3. Pedro Ortiz Martinez (1722-1798), a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish American colonies and played a role in the Siege of Pensacola during the American Revolutionary War.
4. José Ortiz Martinez (1808-1875), a Spanish painter known for his religious and historical works.
5. Emilia Ortiz Martinez (1887-1964), a Spanish educator and feminist activist who campaigned for women's rights and education reform in Spain.

The surname ORTIZMARTINEZ was also found in some historical place names, such as the village of Ortiz Martinez in the province of Badajoz, Spain, which was first mentioned in a 16th-century document.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortiz-Martínez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ortiz-Martínez.

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

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