Italian: from martire ‘martyr’, probably a nickname for
someone who had played the part of a martyr in a religious play.
However, there was a St. Martire and so the surname may be derived
from a personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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