Martyn meaning | Last name Martyn origin

Following is the meaning of Martyn surname. Family name Martyn is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Martyn
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Martyn

Martyn is used as a family name or surname in Sri Lanka languages. Martyn has 6 characters long in length.

Martyn is common in Sri Lanka country(ies).

Martyn is ranked 32653 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Martyn bearers increased by 3.530167 per cent in 2010 US census to 1613 since 2000, the surname slipped by 613 spots and ranked at 17472. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.33 91.91
Black 2.79 2.7
Hispanic or Latino 2.36 1.73
Others 2.17 1.09
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.86 1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.96

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

How popular is Martyn?

Martyn is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 15309 people have been found who wears Martyn as their family name. Martyn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,755 Czech Republic5
8,438 China5
27,602 Nigeria4
667 Sierra Leone3
6,270 Hong Kong3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
19,452 Malaysia3
7,574 Bangladesh2
37,372 Georgia2
21,529 Singapore2
17,547 Colombia2
5,442 Turkmenistan2
89,020 Tanzania2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
40,256 Mexico2
12,844 Pakistan2
7,299 Estonia2
20,186 Kenya2
11,831 Tajikistan1
3,307 Malta1
16,283 Lithuania1
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Immigrants to US

Child Catherine Martyn and child Mary Martyn from Ireland aboard the Cremona from Galway during the Irish famine. Catherine is registered to be 23 years old when she arrived in USA on July 31, 1849.

Celebrities having Martyn surname

Henry Martyn Whitney Journalist
Agnieszka Martyna Model
Aleksei Martynov Soccer player
Alla Martyniuk Dmitry Surzhykov's wife
Andrey Martynov Film actor
John Martyn Singer-songwriter
Beverley Martyn Singer
John Martyn Singer-songwriter
Henry Martyn Baird Historian
Walter Martyn Cabell Film director
  • Melanie Martyn, from 2020 drama, thriller film The Assignment, who portrayed Olivia.
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