Explore the Family Name Maertz

The meaning of Maertz

German (Märtz): 1. variant of Maerz. 2. from a pet form of any of the personal names formed with Mar- or Mark-, for example Marbod, Markward. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther.

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How common is the last name Maertz in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Maertz has seen a decrease in popularity over time. In 2000, it was ranked 46,083 and held by 436 people in the United States. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 53,419 with only 387 individuals bearing this surname. This represents a rank change of approximately -15.92% and a count decrease of around -11.24%. The proportion of people with the Maertz surname per 100,000 also decreased by -18.75%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,083	#53,419	-15.92%
Count	436	387	-11.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maertz

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Maertz surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of -1.88% in this group over this period. In 2000, an estimated 97.71% identified as White, which decreased to 95.87% by 2010. There were no individuals that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The number of people identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.38% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic by 2010, although the percentage remains quite low at 1.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.71%	95.87%	-1.88%
Hispanic	0%	1.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.38%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%