Salina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Salina. The original bearer of the name Salina, 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. The name Salina is a corruption of the surname Salillas, which is derived from the Germanic word "sal," which means "building" and the diminutive ending "illas." The first bearer of this surname inhabited a large building or fortress, which was the most prominent construction of the town.

Early Origins of the Salina family

The surname Salina was first found in Asturias, birthplace of the Reconquest.

Early History of the Salina family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salina research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1513, 1590, 1649, 1680, 1704 and 1720 are included under the topic Early Salina History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Salina Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salinas, Salina, Sala, Salas and others.

Early Notables of the Salina family

Notable bearers of the family name Salina

were Francisco de Salinas (1513-1590), a Spanish music theorist and organist; seventeenth century poet Juan de Salinas; Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo, seventeenth century Spanish playwright and...

Salina migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

I Salina, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1840 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Salina (post 1700) +

Adam Salina, American politician, Mayor of Berlin, Connecticut, 2009-12 2

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html