Martial meaning | Last name Martial origin

Following is the meaning of Martial surname. Family name Martial is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Martial
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ivory Coast
Meaning: Christian name from the Latin Martialis. This was particularly the name of the first bishop of Limoges, whose tomb was the object of fervent worship. Tradition has it that he lived in the third century, but excavations at the place of interment show that it can not be earlier than the fourth century. It is in the Dordogne that the surname is most prevalent. It is also now well represented in Guadeloupe.

Martial is used as a family name or surname in Ivory Coast languages. Martial has 7 characters long in length.

Martial is common in Ivory Coast country(ies).

Martial is ranked 35760 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Martials grew by 31.5508 per cent to 246 since 2000 and ranked 77788 after elevating 13616 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 73.17 69.52
White 19.51 21.93

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Martial

How popular is Martial?

Martial is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Saint Lucia is ahead in terms of density. Around 13866 people have been found who wears Martial as their family name. Martial is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
318,252 Ukraine6
9,053 Senegal5
121,340 Spain4
661,536 Indonesia3
67,494 South Africa3
22,232 Morocco3
856 Congo3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
6,266 Luxembourg2
118,441 Germany2
21,529 Singapore2
2,705 Togo2
8,995 Uganda2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
26,532 Chile2
54,135 Philippines2
2,152 Niger2
40,256 Mexico2
17,768 Pakistan1
40,340 Malaysia1
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Immigrants to US

James Martial was 30 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 9, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as gardner/grower and took Hottinguer from Liverpool. 30 years old Elizabeth Martial, Blacksmith Robert Martial, 20 years old Henrietta Martial, Henry Martial (1 year old), are other Martial that migrated to US.

Comments :Karina Sinha Martial is a Christian name and patronymic infrequent, represents the Latin name martialis this name was popularized by the first bishop of Limoges.

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