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MARTYN

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There are approximately 3,124 people named Martyn in the UK. That makes it the 3,174th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 49 are named Martyn.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

Related and similar surnames

Martin
Marten
Martins
Martinson
Martine
Marden
Martan
Maritn
Maertyn
Mairtyn
Mairtyne
Mairtin
Maretin
Marrtin
Maertin
Mairttin
Mairtinn
Marrttin
Mairtine
Maartin
Mairttine
Maertins
Maertino
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Martayn
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Maartina
Maerting

The Martyn surname in historical dictionaries

LIARTIN. MARTYN. From the personal name, rendered illustrious by St. Martin, the apostol of the Gauls. Many places in Normandy were dedicated to him, and from one of these sprang the great family who came hitlier at the Conquest under the name of De Sancto Marti no. Both as a personal designation, and a surname, it is very widely spread in all the countries of western Europe. At Paris it is amongst the very commonest of all family names, answering to our own Smith for frequency. Its derivatives are Martins and Martinson. Martineau is well naturalized here, and Martinelli, Martinez, Martini, and other foreign forms are becoming so. The name of the Saint was perhaps derived from the Latin maHhis, waiiike.

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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