Medinilla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Medinilla, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Medinilla, 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 Medinilla 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.

Early Origins of the Medinilla family

The surname Medinilla was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Medinilla family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Medinilla research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1659, 1688 and 1710 are included under the topic Early Medinilla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Medinilla Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Medina, Medinilla and others.

Early Notables of the Medinilla family

Prominent among members of the family were fifteenth century Spanish cosmographer Pedro de Medina of Seville; fifteenth century lyric poet Martínez de Medina; sixteenth century Mexican writer Baltasar de Medina; sixteenth century Spanish writer Bartolomé Medina...
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Medinilla migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Medinilla Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Medinilla, who arrived in New Spain in 1835 1

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)