Was Martin Martin from Germany? Here at ITA, we used to (before my time) have someone of that name. He was born in Germany, but naturalized in the US; his last

Was Martin Martin from Germany? Here at ITA, we used to (before my time) have someone of that name. He was born in Germany, but naturalized in the US; his last name was too difficult for many Americans, so he gave up and had it changed to match his first name, so it'd be easy to say and remember.