Can u find about my father familys surename Martillana?

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Can u find about my father familys surename Martillana?

Ijust want to know wheres our ancestors sure name come from we dont know if it is Spanish or Portogues i just to know if we have any relatives in this two Coutries ,can you please search for me please. Tank you.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Checking the name in google, came up with a number of different locations where the name is "now", and none of those will be certain as to where YOUR family came from. I might see 100 persons with the name... but without a crystal ball, I can't say that they are related to you.
It is necessary to start with your own lineage (and it isn't as hard as it may seem). You can (I assume) identify your own parents and grandparents, and find out when and where they were born and died. Depending on where you live (which you did not include), if the grandparents are dead, there should be a death certificate showing the name of their parents.
People coming here generally don't realize that there are no magic shortcuts to their ancestry. Even if the name started in Spain 500 yrs ago, that really says nothing about your family, who might have migrated somewhere else along the line.
www.cyndislist.com is one great place for starting... it includes files on how to begin research. It also has pages of resources for every place in the world... even some I have never heard of !! (seriously).
Until you know who your own family members are... you won't have a way to compare it to research from others with the same name. You could be related, but no one will know for sure.