Medrana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Medrana

What does the name Medrana mean?

The surname Medrana comes from the Basque word "edi" meaning fern and the suffix "ano" which implies abundance.

Early Origins of the Medrana family

The surname Medrana was first found in Navarre (northern Spain, bordering with the Pyrenees). The Medrana family have been mentioned with great frequency throughout the history of Navarre. As early as the thirteenth century there was mention of one Juan Martinez de Medrano and Alvar Diaz de Medrano who were entrusted by King Felipe III of Navarre to make the statute-laws.

The family claim descent from Juan Martínez de Medrano y Aibar (c. 1270?-1337), nicknamed the Elder or the Mayor, Baron and Lord of Arroniz, Sartaguda, Viana and Villatuerta, and ricohombre of Navarre, was regent of the Kingdom of Navarre from 13 March 1328 until 27 February 1329. The Don was a prominent figure of the Navarrese high nobility and main head of his lineage.

Early History of the Medrana family

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Medrana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Medrano, Medrana and others.

Early Notables of the Medrana family

Francisco Medrano (1570-1607), Spanish lyric poet from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He was born in Seville and entered the Society of Jesus and was ordained a priest in 1594, but abandoned the order in 1602. Two sonnets by Francisco de Medrano were translated into English by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Giovanni Antonio Medrano (1703-1760) was an...
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Migration of the Medrana family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Galaz de Medrano, who settled in Peru in 1534; Hernando de Medrano, who landed in the Dominican Republic in 1534; Jose Medrano, who migrated to Texas in 1835.