Espinal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Spanish surname Espinal originates in Espinal, Navarre. The toponym Espinal is derived from the Basque word "espil" which means "boxwood", with the particle "-na" meaning "between", which has been interpreted as "between boxwoods".

Early Origins of the Espinal family

The surname Espinal was first found in Espinal, Navarre, in the Auñamendi region of northern Spain. One of the earliest records of the surname is that of one Lucano de Spinola, who established a branch of the family in Portugal. Arms were granted to the above by King Manuel of Portugal in 1513. Notable bearers of this name or a variant include the Venezuelan writer Valentin Espinal who contributed to the development of the newspaper industry in his country during the early part of the nineteenth century.

Early History of the Espinal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Espinal research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1563, 1594, 1597, 1624, 1626, 1628, 1649, 1659, 1665, 1670, 1676, 1677, 1695, 1699, 1707, 1713, 1716 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Espinal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Espinal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Espinel, Espinal, Spinola, Espinola and others.

Early Notables of the Espinal family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Vicente Gómez Martínez-Espinel (1550-1624), the Spanish writer and musician of the Siglo de Oro, born in Ronda. He is credited with the creation of the modern poetic form of the décima, composed of ten octameters, named espinela in Spanish after him. Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of Los Balbases (1594-1659), born in Genoa, Italy, he was a Grandee of Spain, Duke of San Severino, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, General of the Spanish Army and President of the Supreme Council of Flanders. His son was Paolo Spinola or...
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Espinal Ranking

In the United States, the name Espinal is the 3,314^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Espinal migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Espinal Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fernando Espinal, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1871 2
Pablo Espinal, aged 29, settler from Venezuela who arrived in New York aboard the ship "St. Thomas" in 1873 3
Carlos Espinal, aged 26, settler from Venezuela who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Bermuda" in 1878 3
Valentine Espinal, aged 11, settler from Venezuela who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Bermuda" in 1878 3
Alexander Espinal, aged 40, settler from Venezuela who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Bermuda" in 1878 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Espinal (post 1700) +

Rafael Espinal, American politician, Member of the New York City Council (2014-2020)
Marcos Espinal, Dominican physician, Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis at the Pan American Health Organization
Rafael Espinal, American politician and non-profit executive, Member of the New York City Council from the 37th district (2014-2020)
Marcos Espinal, Dominican physician, Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Santiago Espinal (b. 1994), Dominican Major League Baseball infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
Raynel Espinal (b. 1991), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds
Ramón Tapia Espinal (1926-2002), Dominican lawyer and politician, Secretary of Industry and Commerce and Secretary of State, for President, Rafael Bonnelly
Panya Clark Espinal (b. 1965), Canadian sculptor
José Espinal (b. 1982), Dominican former footballer who played as a forward
Jaime Espinal (b. 1984), Puerto Rican gold, silver and bronze medalist Olympic wrestler
... (Another 6 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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result