Explore the Family Name Martinovich

The meaning of Martinovich

1. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Martinović, Slovak Martinovič (see Martinovic). 2. Ukrainian (standard transliteration Martynovych) and Belorussian (standard transliteration/spelling Martsinovich): patronymic from the personal name Martin (Ukrainian Martyn, Belorussian Martsin).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Martinovich has experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It dropped in rank from 47,735 in 2000 to 53,913 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 12.94%. The count of people with this surname also decreased by about 8.15%, from 417 in 2000 to 383 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the population with the Martinovich name per 100,000 people decreased by 13.33% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#53,913	-12.94%
Count	417	383	-8.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Martinovich

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Martinovich surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data for both 2000 and 2010 show that the majority identify as White, with 96.4% in 2000 and slightly less, at 96.08%, in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with a rise of 55.36% from 1.68% in 2000 to 2.61% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races were present in the 2000 data at 1.44%, but by 2010 this group had declined to zero. There is no information available for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native due to privacy concerns, denoted by (S).

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	96.08%	-0.33%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.61%	55.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%