Explore the Family Name Martelli

The meaning of Martelli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Martello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Mario, Angelo, Carmine, Francesco, Gino, Goffredo, Luigi, Rafael, Vito, Camillo, Domenic, Emanuele, Emilio, Fabio, Fabrizio, Jacinto, Manuel, Ricardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Martelli has seen an upward trend in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 17,377 with a count of 1,498, being just 0.56 per 100k individuals. However, by 2010, it had moved up to rank 15,166 with a count of 1,943, increasing its proportion per 100k to 0.66. This shows a significant increase of 12.72% in rank and 29.71% in overall count within a decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,377	#15,166	12.72%
Count	1,498	1,943	29.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.66	17.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Martelli

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Martelli, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 95.79% of those with this surname identified as White, but this figure slightly decreased to 93.10% in 2010. There was also a small decrease in those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native. On the other hand, the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.47% to 0.87%, and Black from 0.53% to 0.93%. The most notable increase was seen in those identifying as Hispanic, which nearly tripled from 1.54% in 2000 to 3.81% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	93.1%	-2.81%
Hispanic	1.54%	3.81%	147.4%
Two or More Races	1.27%	0.93%	-26.77%
Black	0.53%	0.93%	75.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.87%	85.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.36%	-10%