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![Show Contents]() Espina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Espina was originally a Spanish family that moved to Portugal before the sixteenth century. 1 This surname is of toponymic origin, being derived from the name of the place of residence of the initial bearer. In this instance, the surname is taken directly from the place-name Espina which is found in a number of Spanish regions including Galicia and the Vascongadas. Thus, the place-name signifies "one from Espina". According to etymologists, the place-name Espina is derived from the word "espino" which means "hawthorn." Thus, the place-name/surname Espina literally signifies "abundance of hawthorn." By extension, the name is also derived from the Latin word 'spinosus,' meaning thorny. For this reason, a hawthorn tree is shown on the coat of arms. By example, Espinosa de los Monteros is a municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain and this naming tradition continues to the New World where today we find Espinosa, a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and Espinosa, a barrio in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Early Origins of the Espina familyThe surname Espina was first found in one of the main towns of Espinoza, in what is now Spain. The name was frequently shortened from the Espinosa spelling to Sinosa. An early reference to a specific family of the name Espina mentions the name Espinosa de los Monteros. Felix Espinosa de los Monteros, born in Barcelona in the early 18th century, held the rank of Capitan de Infanteria and was a member of the Order of Santiago. In 1762, he was granted the title of Marques de Monte Oliver and Vizconde del Charco del Novillo. Early History of the Espina familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Espina research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1484, 1515, 1537, 1543, 1545, 1547, 1562, 1600, 1630, 1632, 1633, 1667, 1677, 1679 and 1755 are included under the topic Early Espina History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Espina Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Espinosa, Spinosa, Spinoza, Espinoza, Spineus and others. Early Notables of the Espina familyProminent members of the family include Alonso de Espinosa (1543-?), a Spanish priest and historian of the sixteenth century who was the first official historian of the island of Tenerife. Fray Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa (born in Jerez de la Frontera and died Seville, 1630) was a Spanish friar of the Discalced Carmelites originally from Jerez de la Frontera. Eugenio de Espinosa was a Spanish soldier who served with Nicolás Ponce de León as interim co-governor of Spanish Florida from September 21, 1631 to July 29, 1633. Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa...
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 Espina migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Espina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro De Espina, who landed in America in 1826 2
- Pedro Espina, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1862 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Espina (post 1700) | + |
- Concha Espina, Spanish journalist and novelist
- De Faria, Antonio Machado. Armorial lusitano: genealogia e heráldica. Lisboa, 1961. Print
- 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)
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Espina migration to the United States 
