How Many People Have the Last Name Martinez?
people had the surname Martinez in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 278 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+285,087 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Martinez (92.9%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 5.3%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Martinez ranks #3. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Martinez grew from 775,072 people in 2000 to 1,060,159 in 2010 (up 36.8%), and its rank rose from #11 to #10.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 775,072 | 1,060,159 |
| Rank | #11 | #10 |
| Per 100,000 people | 287.32 | 359.4 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Martinez
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Martinez: M635
👤 Martinez as a First Name
Martinez is a first name too: about 1,062 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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