Marten Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Marten Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Marten family

Profession Census Frequency
School 90
Private Means 23
Labourer 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Assisting In The Business 6
Dressmaker 6
Farmer 6
General Labourer 5
Boarding House Keeper 4
Dealer 4
Drapers Assistant 4
None 4
Police Constable 4
Blacksmith 4
Grocer Assistant 4
Farm Labourer 4
Scholar 4
Coal Miner (hewer) 3
Cotton Weaver 3
House Keeper 3
Carpenter 3
Civil Engineer 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Labourer General 3
School Boy 3

Marten Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Martin 83% 452,346
2 Morton 67% 87,547
3 Marton 83% 16,914
4 Moreton 57% 15,934
5 Marten 100% 8,234
6 Murton 67% 7,628
7 Morten 83% 3,913
8 Mortin 67% 3,311
9 Emerton 57% 3,267
10 Merton 67% 3,102
11 Martine 71% 874
12 Martineau 56% 556
13 Mourton 57% 526
14 Martain 71% 380
15 Mortan 67% 347
16 Meriton 57% 339
17 Moorton 57% 273
18 Emarton 71% 240
19 Mertin 67% 210
20 Murtin 67% 173
21 Moortone 50% 137
22 Mareton 71% 111
23 Martan 83% 104

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The surname Marten is the 5th most popular variant of Martin.

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