Explore the Family Name Martus

The meaning of Martus

1. German: humanistic name, probably a variant of Martius, Latinized form of Merz. 2. Slovak (Martuš): from a pet form of the personal name Martin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Martus saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the Martus surname ranked 40,761 in popularity, but by 2010 it had shifted slightly to rank 40,909, representing a minor change of -0.36%. However, the count of individuals with the Martus surname increased from 505 to 533 over the same period, marking a 5.54% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by 5.26%, moving from 0.19 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,761	#40,909	-0.36%
Count	505	533	5.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Martus

In terms of ethnic identity, the Martus surname shows some diversity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Those identifying as White made up the largest portion of persons with the Martus surname, although their representation decreased slightly from 81.19% in 2000 to 78.99% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic made up the second-largest group with an increase from 15.05% in 2000 to 17.45% in 2010. Notably, the 2010 census also recorded a small percentage of individuals with the Martus surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, which were not recorded in the 2000 census. However, there was no representation from those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.19%	78.99%	-2.71%
Hispanic	15.05%	17.45%	15.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.31%	0%
Black	0%	1.31%	0%
Two or More Races	1.98%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%