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The surname Moline was first found in at Dartington, in Devon, as well as twenty-nine other lordships throughout England. William of Moulins, Sire de Falaise, Lord of Moulins in 1030, in Normandy, uncle of William the Conqueror, was granted many lands by King William. Today Molland is a civil parish and small village in the union and hundred of South Molton comprising 5972 acres.
Further north in Lancashire at Literthland, "Stephen, Earl of Boulogne, who afterwards succeeded to the crown of England, granted to Robert de Molines his land in "Liderlant," for 14s. per annum." 1
Again in Lancashire, the latter source that "[Melling cum Cunscough] appears to have been part of the tract of land granted by Roger de Poictou to Vivian de Molines; for the son of the latter, Sir Adam de Molines, gave in free and pure alms to the church of St. Mary, of Cockersand, certain acres of land in Melling and Cunscough." 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moline research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1423, 1592 and 1617 are included under the topic Early Moline History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mollins, Molyne, Molin, Moilines, Moullin, Moulins and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Moline Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Moline is the 8,036th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2