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There are approximately 949 people named Marten in the UK. That makes it the 7,421th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 15 are named Marten.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Marten surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MARTEN. The Martens of Sussex are stated to have come from the " province of Aquitaine, in France, and lived there Anno 1386." Kent's Grammar of Heraldry, 1716.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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