How common is the last name Martin?

678,691 people in the United States have the last name Martin, about 1 in 440. It ranks #22 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MARTIN

#22

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
678,691
About
1 in 440
This common or more
7.8%
Who bears it

Of the 678,691 people with the last name Martin, 71.8% reported their origin as White, 15.4% as Black and 6.7% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Martin

#20 Jackson · 686,937#21 Perez · 680,712#23 Thompson · 640,099#24 White · 636,798

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Martin, most common first.

#2,696 Martins · 13,063#2,800 Martino · 12,526#4,643 Martini · 7,404#10,097 Marten · 3,042#11,578 Martine · 2,597#14,799 Martyn · 1,924#16,717 Marton · 1,663#28,736 Martian · 881

Also a first name

As a first name, Martin ranks #197 of 53,615, with 271,877 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1963, with 6,091 births. See Martin as a first name

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