Explore the Family Name Martinsen

The meaning of Martinsen

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Martin. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knut, Lars, Alf, Helmer, Hilmar, Ove.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Martinsen has seen a rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 16,609 in 2000 to 15,355 in 2010, indicating an increase in its prevalence by about 7.55%. In terms of the count, there was an even more significant growth as it went up from 1,590 in 2000 to 1,910 in 2010, constituting a change of 20.13%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people also saw an increase of 10.17%, moving from 0.59 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,609	#15,355	7.55%
Count	1,590	1,910	20.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.65	10.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Martinsen

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Martinsen surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnicity, although there were slight changes over the decade. In 2000, 96.23% of the individuals with this surname identified as White, but this decreased slightly to 94.97% by 2010. Meanwhile, there were increases among those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with the most significant growth observed in the Hispanic group. This group increased from 1.13% in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010, signifying a change of 53.10%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	94.97%	-1.31%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.78%	22.76%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.73%	53.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.52%	36.84%
Black	0.44%	0.52%	18.18%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.47%	23.68%