Explore the Family Name Marton
The meaning of Marton
1. English: habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, and North Yorkshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool, lake’ + tūn ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tūn ‘settlement’). Compare Martin 2. 2. Hungarian (Márton): from the personal name Márton (see Martin 1). This surname is also found in Romania; see also 3 below. 3. Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian: from the Hungarian personal name Márton ‘Martin’, or an adaptation of the Hungarian surname Márton (see 2 above). 4. Slovak (Martoň): from a pet form of the personal name Martin. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Laszlo, Antal, Arpad, Geza, Andras, Bela, Denes, Endre, Gaza, Imre, Istvan, Janos.
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How common is the last name Marton in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Marton in the United States has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,323rd and dropped to the 18,457th position in 2010, a change of -6.55%. The number of people with the Marton surname also slightly decreased during this period, with a count of 1,504 individuals in 2000 falling marginally to 1,499 in 2010, a percentage change of -0.33%. Consequently, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also reduced from 0.56 to 0.51, a decline rate of -8.93%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #17,323 | #18,457 | -6.55% |
| Count | 1,504 | 1,499 | -0.33% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.56 | 0.51 | -8.93% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marton
In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes over the decade. The proportion of those identifying as White has slightly declined from 88.23% in 2000 to 87.32% in 2010, while Black identity decreased from 6.58% to 6%. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.59% to 4.14%, a change of 59.85%. Meanwhile, the proportions of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not recorded in 2000 but appeared in 2010 at rates of 0.60% and 0.33% respectively. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 1.86% to 1.60%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.23% | 87.32% | -1.03% |
| Black | 6.58% | 6% | -8.81% |
| Hispanic | 2.59% | 4.14% | 59.85% |
| Two or More Races | 1.86% | 1.6% | -13.98% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.6% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.33% | 0% |