Last Name MARTELL

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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, Irish

Rank 3,424 (2000 US census) 3,048 (1990 US census)
Count 9,568 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.31%, or 6823 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.83%, or 175 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.52%, or 50 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 2.73%, or 261 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.52%, or 145 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 22.09%, or 2114 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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