Martínez

Where the name comes from

• Spanish
  Son of Martín
  Martín < Latin Martinus, "of Mars"
  Patronymic. DAFN: "Spanish (Martínez): patronymic from the personal name Martin." Martin comes from Latin Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of war. DAFN adds that the surname "has also been established in southern Italy since the period of Spanish dominance there." The origin of the Spanish -ez patronymic ending is debated: proposals include a Latin genitive, a pre-Roman (Iberian or Basque) suffix, and Latinized Gothic genitives; none is settled.

Martínez across traditions

• Catholic. The name Martin spread through Christian Europe through the veneration of Saint Martin of Tours (4th century).
• New Mexico. Ancestry.com ranks Martínez the most common surname in New Mexico. DAFN: "In the US it is the tenth most frequent surname."

Who carried it

• Padre Antonio José Martínez of Taos (1793–1867): New Mexican priest, educator and printer; subject of Fray Angélico Chávez’s biography "But Time and Chance" (1981).
• Maria Martinez (c. 1887–1980): Potter of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, known for black-on-black ware.
• Pedro Martínez (Born 1971): Baseball pitcher; three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star.

Forms in other languages

Martinez, De Martínez, Martins (Portuguese), Martín

Martínez in letter-number systems

Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.