Meaning of the nameMartins
- Male
- Portuguese origin
- Latin origin
- Mar-tins
Martins is a masculine name of Portuguese origin, a patronymic of Martim formed with the suffix -es, meaning 'son of Martim'.
- People (2022)
- 5,412
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,598
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,154
- people
Martins in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Martins, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,092 people).
64 women 5,348 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Martins is most common
States with the highest share of people named Martins in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 837 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 773 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 413 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 317 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 297 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 289 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 246 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 227 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 220 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 212 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 197 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 171 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 151 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 139 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 128 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 109 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 107 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 91 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 74 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 68 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Martins
Wiktionary records Martins as a Portuguese surname of patronymic origin, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Martĩiz and formed from Martim with the suffix -es, 'son of'. Martim comes from the Latin Martīnus, according to Wiktionary. Wiktionary records Martins only as a surname; here the name appears as a first name in the 2022 Census, which recorded 5,412 people with this name and a median age of 57. Martinho, another form of the same Latin name, is described by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as spread by the popularity of two saints of the same name.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Martins · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Martim · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Martinho · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Martins
What does the name Martins mean?
Martins means “son of Martim”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Martins in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,412 people with the first name Martins, which ranks it number 2,598 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Martins a boy's or a girl's name?
Martins is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 64 women and 5,348 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Martins?
Martins is a name of Portuguese and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Martins most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.007% of the state's population is named Martins (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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