Martyn in my family tree
Another Martyn in my family tree
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, Irish, Norwegian and Scots: from a personal name (Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar gleam). This was borne by a famous 4th-century saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. It is one of the few saints' names other than the names of Old English saints found in England before the Conquest.
Variants: English: Marten, Martyn. French: Martine, Lamartine (feminine forms). Dutch, Flemish: Marten, Martijn, Martyn.
Augmentatives: Czech: Martinec. French: Martinat. Italian: Martignon, Martignoni, Martinoni. Polish: Marciniec.
Cognates: Catalan: Martí. Hungarian: Márton. Italian: Martina (feminine); Martini, Martino. Low German: Marten, Marthen; Merten, Mertin (hypercorrected forms). Portuguese: Martinho. Provençal: Marti, Marty. Spanish: Martín. Swedish: Morton.
Diminutives: Czech: Marek, Martínek. Dutch, Flemish: Meert. French: Martineau; Martinet, Martinon, Martinot; Tinot (an aphetic form). German: Märtl, Mertel; Mörtel (Bayern); Marti, Marty (Switzerland). German: (of Slavonic origin): Martsch, Martschik, Martschke, Mertsching. Italian: Martinelli, Martinello, Martinetti, Martinetto, Martinoli, Martinolli, Martinotti, Martinuzzi. Low German: Mertgen; Tienke. Polish: Martynka, Marciek. Ukranian: Martinyuk, Martinets.
Habitation names: Czech: Martinovský. Polish: Marcinkowski, Marciszewski.
Patronymics: Croatian: Martic, Martinovic. Danish, Norwegian: Martinsen, Martinussen, Mortensen. Dutch, Flemish: Martens, Meertens, Mertens. English: Martens, Martins, Martyns; Martinson. German: Martini (Latinized). Hungarian: Mártonffy, Mártonfi, Mártonfy. Italian: De Martini, De Martinis, De Martino, Di Martino, Martinis. Lithuanian: Martinaitis. Low German: Martens:, Martensen, Mehrtens:, Mertens:; Martiensen, Martienssen, Martinsen, Martinssen (North Rhineland). Polish: Marciniak; Marcinowicz, Martynowicz. Portuguese: Martins. Russian: Martynov. Scots: McMartin. Spanish: Martínez. Swedish: Martinsson, Mårtensson. Ukranian: Martinovich.
Patronymics (from diminutives): Belorussian: Martsinkevich. Finnish: Martikainen. Lithuanian: Marcinkus. Low German: Mertz; Tienken. Polish: Marcinkiewicz. Russian: Martushev, Martusov, Martyanychev, Martygin, Martyntsev, Martyshkin, Martyushev.
Son of the wife of Martin: Russian: Martynikhin.
The English surname Martin is first attested in the 12th century and is now among the 50 commonest surnames in all areas of the English-speaking world. Within England the name is concentrated most densely in Cornwall and Sussex.
Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876), the English writer, was the daughter of a Norwich manufacturer. She was directly descended from a family of French Huguenots who owned land around Poitou and Touraine in the 15th century. They included a number of surgeons in the 17th century. In the 19th century a branch of the family was firmly established in Birmingham, where the name remains common.
Martin or variants was the 22nd most common name in England and Wales according to a survey taken by H.M.Treasury in 1944, with a relative frequency of 0.30%.
Martyn in my family tree
Another Martyn in my family tree
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