Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
MARTEL
There are approximately 462 people named Martel in the UK. That makes it the 10,845th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Martel.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
MyrtleMartell
Marta
Maertel
Maretele
Maertell
Martal
Maertels
Maretela
Martale
Martall
Martail
Maertelae
Maratel
Martala
Martali
Marotel
Maretla
Martales
Marautele
Maretl
Maritelo
Martalas
The Martel surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MARTEL. MARTELL. A very ancient French surname, as Charles Martel, Geoffrey Martel. 0. Fr. â– maHel, a hammer ; probably with reference to the martel-defer, the iron hammer or mace of medieval warfare. See Mallet.