MARTíNEZ

'Martínez', often spelled without the accent on the "i" in English, is a common surname in the Spanish language.
Martínez is the most common surname in Navarra, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia.
It has originated as a Patronymic surname, meaning ''Son of Martín'' (English: ''Martin''). Its Portuguese equivalent is ''Martins''. It is a name associated with a great number of different people: See . Martinez (as well as other Patronymics such as Hernandez, Gomez, etc) is also used sometimes as a component word of a multi-word surname in Spanish. Famous examples are Martinez del Rio and Perez Cuellar. Martinez comes from the personal name Martin, which is itself derived from the Latin Martinus, whose root is Mars, the name of the Roman god of fertility and war. The name Martinez became popular throughout Christian Europe after it was borne by a famous 4th century French saint (though of Hungarian origin): Martin of Tours.

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'Martinez' is also the name of several places.
United States of America:

★ Martinez, California

★ Martinez, Georgia

★ Martinez, New Mexico

★ Martinez, Texas
Argentina:

★ Martínez, Buenos Aires

★ Coronel Martínez de Hoz, Buenos Aires Province

★ Villa Martínez de Hoz, Bueno Aires Province

★ Martínez del Tineo, Salta
Spain:

★ Martínez, Ávila