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Martinson Ranking

In the United States, the name Martinson is the 4,628th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

United States Martinson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Martinson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Knut Martinson, who arrived in Delaware in 1641 2
Martinson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andrew Martinson, who landed in Iroquois County, Illinois in 1889 2

Australia Martinson migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Martinson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Robert Martinson, (b. 1823), aged 34 who was convicted in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England for 14 years for embezellment, transported aboard the "Clara" on 19th March 1857, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Martinson (post 1700) +

  • Constance Frye "Connie" Martinson (1932-2023), American writer and television personality, host of Connie Martinson Talks Books, which aired on public television
  • Gerald George "Jerry" Martinson (1942-2017), American Jesuit missionary and television personality
  • Robert Magnus Martinson (1927-1979), American sociologist, best known for his 1974 study "What Works?"
  • Gloria Martinson (b. 1929), American philanthropist, founder of Gleaners in Jackson, Mississippi
  • Stephen Paul Martinson (b. 1957), retired American professional ice hockey player and current coach of the Allen Americans
  • Rita Martinson (b. 1937), American politician, Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1992-)
  • Bob Martinson (b. 1952), American politician, Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (2000-)
  • Leslie H Martinson (b. 1915), American Golden Boot Award winning television and film director, known for his work on Batman: The Movie (1966), The Bionic Woman (1976) and Small Wonder (1985)
  • Neil Martinson (b. 1966), American artist
  • Harry Edmund Martinson (1904-1978), Swedish poet and novelist, awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 11th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clara
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