Martus
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)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Martus is the 40909th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.
Cebuano
Proper noun
Martus
- a surname
- a male given name