Martin Family History

Martin Surname Meaning

English Scottish Irish French Walloon Breton Dutch Flemish German Czech Slovak Croatian Italian (Veneto); Spanish (Martín): from a personal name derived from Latin Martinus itself a derivative of Mars genitive Martis the Roman god of fertility and war whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’. This was borne by a famous 4th-century Christian saint Martin of Tours and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

In North America the surname Martin has absorbed cognates and derivatives from other languages e.g. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Marcin Albanian Martini Polish surnames beginning with Marcin- and Slovenian patronymics like Martinčič (see Martincic). Martin is the most frequent surname in France and one of the most frequent surnames in Wallonia.

English: variant of Marton. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mártain ‘descendant of Martin’ (compare 1 above). Otherwise a shortened form of Gilmartin or McMartin; sometimes also spelled Martyn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Marton, Marin, Marvin, Martins, Marti, Marcin, Martina, Martie, Main, Markin

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You can see how Martin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Martin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Martin families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 7,806 Martin families living in Ontario. This was about 40% of all the recorded Martin's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Martin families in 1911.

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What did your Martin ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Martin. 25% of Martin men worked as a Farmer and 8% of Martin women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Martin were Laborer and Clerk.

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Farmer

25%

Labourer

Cultivateur

Laborer

Stenographer

Housekeeper

Servant

Clerk

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Martin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Martin in 1940 was 41, and 74 in 2004.

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Martin Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Martin family from?

What did your Martin ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

25%

Labourer

Cultivateur

Laborer

Stenographer

Housekeeper

Servant

Clerk

What Martin family records will you find?

What is the average Martin lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Martin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Martin in 1940 was 41, and 74 in 2004.

Martin Family History

Martin Surname Meaning

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