Martyn, variant of

Martin Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * M ...

, is a surname of

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

origin. In Scotland, Martyn is a sept of

Clan Cameron Clan Cameron is a West Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber, and within their lands lies Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isl ...

in the

West Highlands The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlan ...

. In Ireland, it is one of the

Tribes of Galway The Tribes of Galway () were 14 merchant families who dominated the political, commercial and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late 19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Brown ...

Family history

The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

during the late medieval and early modern eras. They traded with Scotland, England, Wales, France, Spain, and Portugal. Many were dispossessed by the

Irish Confederate Wars The Irish Confederate Wars, took place from 1641 to 1653. It was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, all then ...

and the subsequent Cromwellian conquest. The family have cadet branches in the U.K., Canada, USA, France, Hungary, and several other countries. There is a worldwide internet-based society for people with the family name Martin and Martyn.

Notable Martyns of Galway

* Wylliam Martin (fl. 1519), Mayor of Galway, builder of the

Spanish Arch The Spanish Arch () and the Caoċ Arch (, "blind arch") in Galway city, Ireland, are two remaining arches on the Ceann an Bhalla ("Front Wall"). History The two arches were part of the extension of the city wall from Martin's Tower to the ban ...

Thomas Óge Martyn Thomas Óge Martyn, Mayor of Galway, fl. 1533-c. 1577. Early life Martyn was a merchant of Galway and a member of the Martyn (surname), Martyn family, one of the Tribes of Galway. He was the son of former Mayor of Galway, Wylliam Martin. West ...

(fl. 1533–1577), builder of Galway's West Bridge *

William Óge Martyn William Óge Martyn (fl. 1566–1592) was the 101st Mayor of Galway. Early life Also known as William Óge Martyn fitz Thomas, he was a son of Thomas Óge Martyn and Evelina Lynch of Galway. Bailiff of Galway in 1566 to 1567, he was kidnapped by ...

(fl. 1566–1593), notorious Sheriff and Mayor of Galway *

Richard Óge Martyn Richard Óge Martyn (c. 1602 – 1648) was a Galway lawyer and member of the Catholic Confederates of Ireland. He was of the senior line of the Martyn family, one of the Tribes of Galway. He lived at Dunguaire Castle, Kinvarra. He worked w ...

(1602–1648), lawyer and Irish Confederate leader * Francis Martin (1652–1714), theologian * Richard Martin (1754–1834), member of Irish Volunteers, supporter of Catholic Emancipation, and founder of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * Peter Martyn (1772–1827), soldier * Andrew H. Martyn (1784–1847), parish priest who died during the Great Famine * Thomas B. Martin (1786–1847), Member of Parliament and landlord who died saving his tenants during the Great Famine *

Mary Letitia Martin Mary Letitia Martin (1815–1850) was an Irish writer who was known as the "Princess of Connemara". Educated at home in the upper-class style, she was fluent in numerous languages. She published two books in her lifetime, and a third was published ...

(1815–1850), novelist *

Edward Martyn Edward Martyn (30 January 1859 – 5 December 1923) was an Irish playwright and early republican political and cultural activist, as the first president of Sinn Féin from 1905–1908. Early life Martyn was the elder son of John Martyn of Tul ...

(1859–1923), arts patron and political activist; co-founded Abbey Theatre, Dublin *

Violet Florence Martin Violet Florence Martin (11 June 1862 – 21 December 1915) was an Irish author who co-wrote a series of novels with cousin Edith Somerville under the pen name of Martin Ross (Somerville and Ross) in the late nineteenth and early twentieth cen ...

(1862–1915), novelist and short-story writer *

Ferenc Martyn Ferenc Martyn (1899 – 1986) was an artist and sculptor, Hungarian-born descendant of the Martyn tribe of County Galway, descended from the same branch of the Tribe as Edward Martyn of Tullira (1859 – 1923). His great-grandfather and brothe ...

(1899–1986), Hungarian artist and sculptor descended from the Martyns of Galway

Martyns outside Ireland

The surname Martyn is common in the West of England, particularly in Devon and Cornwall, where the name spelling could be Martyn, Martin or Marten. In 1543 John Martyn, John Martyn and Joan Martyn are listed with reference to Davidstow (Dewstow) in the "Cornwall Subsidies in the reign of Henry Vlll". In the 1569 Muster Roll John Marten and William Marten are mentioned for Davidstow. In the Register for St Stephens by Launceston the baptisms are given for two sons of Richard Martin of Dewstowe – Nicholas Martin 24 May 1584 and John Marten 21 November 1586. Dated 27 July 1646 is a Davidstow Administration for John Marten the Elder, late of Davidstow and it is possible that this is the John baptised at St Stephens in 1586."From Davidstow (Dewstow), North Cornwall: A Martyn, Martin, Marten Family and its Descent" by Michael Martyn published in the Cornwall Family History Society Journal, June 1992 Issue. Notable people with the name include: *

David Forbes Martyn David Forbes Martyn FAA FRS (27 June 1906 – 5 March 1970) was a Scottish-born Australian physicist and radiographer.R. W. Home,Martyn, David Forbes (1906–1970), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Austral ...

(1906–1970), Scottish-born Australian physicist *

Henry Martyn Henry Martyn (18 February 1781 – 16 October 1812) was an Anglican priest and missionary to the peoples of India and Persia. Born in Truro, Cornwall, he was educated at Truro Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. A chance e ...

(1781–1812), Anglican priest and missionary in India and Persia *

John Martyn (disambiguation) John Martyn (1948–2009) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. John Martyn may also refer to: * John Martyn (academic) (died 1473), Master of University College, Oxford, England *John Martyn (botanist) (1699–1768), British botanist and author of '' ...

, several people *

Thomas Martyn (disambiguation) Thomas Martyn (1735–1825) was an English botanist. Thomas Martyn may also refer to: * Thomas J. C. Martyn (1896–1979), British aviator, journalist, founder of American magazine ''Newsweek'' * Thomas Martyn (zoologist) (c. 1760–1816), Engli ...

, several people * Bryan Martyn (1966-), American soldier, politician, missionary * Herbert Henry Martyn (1842-1937), founder of H.H. Martyn & Co. of Cheltenham

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Notable Martyns of Galway

Martyns outside Ireland

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