Martus

See also: martus and Martuś

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Borrowed from German Martus, a variant of Martius, itself a Latinized form of Merz.
• Borrowed from Polish Martuś or Slovak Martuš, both pet forms of the personal name Martin.

Proper noun

Martus (plural Martuses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Martus is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Martus is most common among White (78.99%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Martus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Martus

1. a surname
2. a male given name