Last Name MARTIN

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Meaning	The son of Martin. This once popular font-name, coming as it did in the hereditary surname period, has grown in the 19th century enormously. This name may be derived from the Latin 'martius,' warlike, from 'Mars,' the God of War. In the Gaelic, 'mor' is great, and 'duin,' a man. 'Morduin,' a chief, a warrior. A warrior. Devotee of Saint Martin. Male name MARTIN is a Latin spelling of its Cyrillic origins 'МАРТИН' (for the male) and 'МАРТИНА' (for its female versions). Below are some other possible Latin spellings of the Cyrillic versions of these names. Male versions of the name: 'MARTIN' Female versions of the name: 'MARTINA' . Name MARTIN is a Latin spelling of its Cyrillic origin 'МАРТИН'. Below are some other possible Latin spellings of the Cyrillic version of this name. 'MARTIN' .

Origin	English, Scottish, French, Irish, Jewish, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, German, Czech, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Swiss, Filipino, Native American, Chilean, Celtic, Basque, Slovakian, Romanian, Estonian, Falkland, Maori, Haitian, Maltese, Creole, Portuguese, Austrian, Belgian, Central african republic, South african, Hungarian, Ukrainian

Rank	17 (2000 US census)	16 (1990 US census)

Count	672,711 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.47%, or 521149 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.3%, or 102925 total occurrences, as black,
0.71%, or 4776 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.94%, or 6323 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.59%, or 10696 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
3.99%, or 26841 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

Ukrainian middle names

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...