Martinez

Common Latino surname

Martinez is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Martin," among the most common Hispanic family names in the Americas.

It appears frequently in place names across the Spanish-speaking world and the American Southwest.

Like other patronymic surnames ending in -ez, it marks Spanish colonial heritage: The Martinez family has lived in New Mexico for generations.

surname

Garcia

Spanish-origin surname

Gonzalez · Perez · Sanchez · Ramirez · Torres · Rivera · Gomez · Diaz · Cruz · Morales

cocktail

gin

Cotton-cleaning machine

stirred · coupe · garnish · twist · chilled · classic · Manhattan · aperitif · cocktail · speakeasy

California

Bay Area

Northern California metropolitan region

Amtrak · suburb · shoreline · John Muir · fishing · East Bay · commuter · industrial · downtown · Concord

baseball

Pedro

Spanish male name

Red Sox · strikeout · Cy Young · Dominican · Yankees · Mariners · ace · fastball · Hall of Fame · Boston

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ethnic/linguistic origin

MartinezSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Johnson · Williams · Jones · Brown · Anderson

surname commonality/prestige

MartinezWindsor

British monarchy's surname

Rothschild · Vanderbilt · Rockefeller · Carnegie · Habsburg

Phrases
Family

Martin

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G