Medrano History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The surname Medrano comes from the Basque word "edi" meaning fern and the suffix "ano" which implies abundance.

Early Origins of the Medrano family

The surname Medrano was first found in Navarre.

Early History of the Medrano family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Medrano research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1570, 1594, 1602, 1607, 1703, 1760, 1773 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Medrano History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Medrano Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Medrano, Medrana and others.

Early Notables of the Medrano family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

Francisco Medrano (1570-1607), Spanish lyric poet from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He was born in Seville and entered the Society of Jesus and was ordained a priest in 1594, but abandoned...
Giovanni Antonio Medrano (1703-1760) was an Italian architect, born in Sciacca, Sicily, he became a brigadier in the army of Charles of Bourbon, while he was king of the Two Sicilies. Ambrosio de Medr...

Medrano Ranking

In the United States, the name Medrano is the 1,927^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Medrano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Medrano Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Galaz de Medrano, who settled in Peru in 1534
Luis de Medrano immigrated to Guatemala in 1538
Sebastian de Medrano, who settled in Florida in 1538 Diego Medrano, who sailed to the Spanish Main in 1539

Medrano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Galaz De Medrano, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
James Medrano, who landed in Texas in 1835 2
Jose Medrano, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2
Jose Medrano, who migrated to Texas in 1835
Domingo Medrano, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Medrano migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Medrano Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Hernando de Medrano, who landed in the Dominican Republic in 1534
Francisco Medrano, who arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1568

Medrano Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Hernando De Medrano, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1834 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Medrano (post 1700) +

Christy L. Medrano (1970-2008), American actress, known for Friends (1994), Dead Man on Campus (1998) and 10 Attitudes (2001)
Helen Medrano, American film producer, known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Gladiator (2000) and Inception (2010)
Roselyn "Rose" Medrano, American actress from Miami, known for Rosewood, Efímera Negra (2014) and Running Souls
Jaime Medrano Jr., American camera operator, known for The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (2020), Friends from College (2017) and Standing Up, Falling Down (2019)
Vivienne Medrano (b. 1992), also known as VivziePop, an American animator, illustrator, comic creator and voice actress, best known as the creator of the adult animated series Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.[5]
Pauline Medrano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008 4
F. Pancho Medrano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972, 1980 4
Patrizia Medrano, Spanish actress, known for Without a Trace, Spreading Darkness (2017) and La vida por un rato de placer (2007)
Diego Medrano Fernández (b. 1978), Spanish poet, narrator and regular columnist of Asturian newspaper El Comercio
Patricia Medrano (b. 1978), El Salvador actress, known for Precinct 757 (2013) and Jesus is the Answer (2019)
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html