Last Name MARTEL

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Meaning The son of Martin, otherwise Martel. The diminutive Martinet became Martnet and Martlet, hence the bird, the 'martin,' which takes its name from the saint, is also known as the 'martlet.'
Origin English, Jewish, Spanish, French, Chilean, Irish, Creole, Portuguese, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 3,908 (2000 US census) 2,655 (1990 US census)
Count 8,362 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.73%, or 6834 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.67%, or 140 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.48%, or 40 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.96%, or 80 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.16%, or 97 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 14%, or 1171 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Russian middle names

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Scottish surnames

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Shortest baby names

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