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Where did the Spanish Medina family come from? What is the Spanish Medina family crest and coat of arms? When did the Medina family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Medina family history?
Noble surnames, such as Medina, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Medina, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The Medina family originally lived in the town named Medina. Medina was a common place-name in the Iberian Peninsula during the Muslim occupation because it was the Arabic word for town.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Medina, Medinilla and others.First found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Medina. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Francisco de Medina, who voyaged to Mexico with Cortés, and became governor of Chiapas in 1523
- Bartolomé Medina, a mineralogist from Seville who traveled to Mexico in 1554
- Hernando de Medina, who emigrated to Nicaragua in 1561 with his wife Catalina and sons Andrés and Anton
- Juan de Medina, landed in Florida in 1563
- Ana de Medina, arived to New Spain in 1563 with her children Gabriel, Francisca, María, Catalina and Ana
Medina Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Jose Medina, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803
- Cristobal De Medina, who arrived in America in 1810
- Francisco De Medina, who landed in America in 1811
- Gonzalo De Medina, who landed in America in 1812
- Juan De Medina, who landed in America in 1812
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- Ann Medina, American-born, Canadian television journalist and documentary producer
- Debra Medina (b. 1962), American politician, 2010 Texas gubernatorial candidate
- José Medina (b. 1970), Venezuelan bronze medalist weightlifter at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Luis Main Medina (b. 1963), American retired Major League Baseball first baseman
- Vicente Medina y Tomás, Spanish poet
- Anabel Medina Garrigues (b. 1982), Spanish silver medalist tennis player
- José Alfredo Medina Andrade (b. 1973), Chilean Olympic track and road cyclist
- Avihu Medina (b. 1948), Israeli singer-songwriter
- Henrique Medina de Barros (1901-1988), Portuguese painter
- Luis Medina (b. 1952), Cuban three-time gold medalist middle distance runner
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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The Medina Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Medina Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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