Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
MARTEL
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MARTEL. MARTELL. A very ancient French surname, as Charles Martel, Geoffrey Martel. 0. Fr. â– maHel, a hammer ; probably with reference to the martel-defer, the iron hammer or mace of medieval warfare. See Mallet.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English