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Etymology of Spinola

What does the name Spinola mean?

The Spanish surname Spinola originates in Espinal, Navarre. The toponym Spinola 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 Spinola family

The surname Spinola 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 Spinola family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Spinola 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 Spinola History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Spinola Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Spinola family

  • 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...
  • His son was Paolo Spinola or Pablo Spínola Doria (1628-1699), 3rd Marquis of the Balbases and 3rd Duke of San Severino and Sesto, a Spanish nobleman of Italian descent and a diplomat. He was Spanish A...
  • His son was Carlo Filippo Antonio Spinola y Colonna, 4th Marquis of the Balbases (1665-1721), Viceroy of Sicily from 1707 to 1713, during the Spanish Succession War
  • Cristoval Royas de Spinola (1626-1695) was a Spanish Franciscan diplomat and Bishop of Wiener-Neustadt, born of a noble Spanish family, near Roermond in Gelderland

Spinola migration to the United States +



Spinola Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J. L. Spinola, aged 40, settler from Madina who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Pomona" in 1821 1
  • Jno L. Spinola, aged 38, settler from Portugal who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Crisis" in 1823 1
  • Jose Spinola, aged 45, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
  • Jono L. Spinola, aged 23, settler from Portugal who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Rambler" in 1833 1
  • Joao L. Spinola, aged 49, settler from Portugal who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Rambler" in 1833 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Spinola (post 1700) +

  • Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Senate 3rd District, 1858-61; U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1887-91 3
  • Cristina Spínola (b. 1976), Spanish journalist, athlete, television reporter, writer, and YouTuber
  • Ugo Pietro Spinola (1791-1858), Italian papal diplomat and cardinal
  • Maximilian Spinola (1780-1857), Italian entomologist, born in Pézenas, Hérault, France
  • Marcelo Spinola y Maestre (1835-1906), Italian prelate, Archbishop of Seville
  • Magdalena Spínola (1896-1991), Guatemalan poet and biographer of Gabriela Mistral and one of the first female erotic poets of Central America
  • António de Spínola (1910-1996), Portuguese soldier and politician, the first President of Portugal after the dissolution of the Estado Novo government
  • António Sebastião Spínola (1875-1956), Portuguese politician, Inspector General of Finances
  • Alberto Spinola (1943-1964), Italian water polo player at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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