How Many People Are Named Martyn Brown?
There are approximately 2 people named Martyn Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Martyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
2
1 in 171,377,169 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Martyn: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Martyn. The peak year was 1956 with 17 births. The average person named Martyn today is 49 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Martyn
In the 2020 Census, the first name Martyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (84.29%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.02%) and Two or More Races (3.03%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Martyn in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Martyn rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Brown Surname
The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Martyn" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Martyn are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Martyn
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Martyn Brown: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Martyn Brown?
We estimate approximately 2 people named Martyn Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Martyn is shared by 464 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.
How rare is the name Martyn Brown?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Martyn is very rare and the surname Brown is very common.
Is Martyn a male or female name?
Martyn is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1956 and the average bearer today is 49 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Martyn?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Martyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (84.29%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.02%) and Two or More Races (3.03%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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