Given name & surname
Martinez
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Martinez is a variant of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Martinez is a variant of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Martinez is a variant of Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Martinez as a surname is a diminutive of Martin. In Cebuano usage, Martinez as a surname developed from Martínez.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Martinez is a variant of Martin. The history of Martin gives this family its wider story. Martin was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Martinez through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,161
- 1,132 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,518 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,518 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,794 as a first name in 2020; 1,039,848 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Martinez’s family of names
In French usage, Martinez as a surname is a diminutive of Martin. In Cebuano usage, Martinez as a surname developed from the Spanish form Martínez. In English usage, Martinez as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Old Leonese form MARTINIZ.
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Around the world
Martinez has relatives in 6 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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