The first person with the surname Martin to come to America may have been Christopher Martin. He came on the Mayflower in 1620 from Plymouth, England to Plymouth in what became the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the Treasurer of the settlement but died shortly after he landed because of the brutal winter weather that the pilgrims were not prepared for. He had a son, John Martin, who did not make the trip to American but became Captain of the Mayflower many years later.
In most cases, the identity of the first person to use a particular surname is lost to history.
The proud and noble English surname of Freer is an occupational surname, describing a person who was a friar. The surname first appears in Lothian, where they had held a family seat.
The Spanish surname Balderrama means "a person who comes from Valderas". It is first found in the records of the Castilian province of Leon.
I think the first spokesman was martin Luther king jr .martin was poppin
These days, any surname belong to any person of any nationality. However, the proud and noble Spanish surname of Guerra is first found in the medieval-era records of Castile.
There is a certain "Christopher Webb", recorded to have arrived in Braintree Massachusetts in 1628.
In most cases, the identity of the first person to use a particular surname is lost to history.
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In most cases, the identity of the first person to use any particular surname is lost to history.
The proud and noble English surname of Freer is an occupational surname, describing a person who was a friar. The surname first appears in Lothian, where they had held a family seat.
In most cases, the identity of the first person to use any particular surname is lost to history.In the case of Smith, a name derived from the name of an occupation, many different people at different times and in different places adopted that surname independently. It is not possible to identify a truly first person.
I've heard it used as a surname, but not first.
He made the first map to name America.
Unfortunately for our research efforts, the Bell surname arose independently from several sources.
About around 1586. He was a good man coming to America.
The Spanish surname Balderrama means "a person who comes from Valderas". It is first found in the records of the Castilian province of Leon.
To the best of my knowledge, he was the first person to use 'X' as his surname.