The martens Surname

martens Name Meaning and History

North German and Dutch: patronymic from Marten.
English: variant of Martins.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of martens Families in the US in 1920

Number of martens families

77-151

26-76

1-25

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Martens	WGFGER	0
martens family hamburg	valerieskinner	0
Belgium Ancestory	PMKainu	35
martens/ in california	AJMartens	3
John (Johann) Martens	art6622	0
Martens family of Lesum area, Hannover (Germany)	Valerie Karvoski	5
Gerd Martens	Michelle Martens Winterrowd	2
Martens in WI-WA-IL and Hamburg	heatherdhj	0
Martens in MN	silverado104	0
Herman J. Martens	arenaccopa	1

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