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There are approximately 1,120 people named Martell in the UK. That makes it the 6,681th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 18 are named Martell.

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 Martell 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.

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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