Molinas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Molinas first began in medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Molinas was an occupational name for a person who owned, managed, or worked in a mill. The surname Molinas is derived from the word molino, which means mill or miller.

Early Origins of the Molinas family

The surname Molinas was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Molinas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Molinas research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1168, 1242, 1513, 1535, 1571, 1579, 1600, 1628 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Molinas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Molinas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Molina, Molino, Molinar, Molinero, Molinera, Moliner, Molinas, Molinos, Molinedas, Molinillo and many more.

Early Notables of the Molinas family

Prominent among members of the family were thirteenth century Castilian landowners Jimeno de Molina and Pedro Molinero; Alonso de Molina (c. 1513-1579), a Franciscan priest and grammarian, who wrote a well-known dictionary of the Nahuatl language published...
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Molinas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Molinas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fco Molinas, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1855 1
Fernando Molinas, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1869 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Molinas (post 1700) +

Osmar de la Cruz Molinas González (b. 1987), Paraguayan football central midfielder

Citations +

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)