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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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