Molina is a Spanish
occupational surname. Molina is
Latin for 'mill' and is derived from another Latin word, mola ('millstone'). The surname originated from the early Middle Ages, referring to a person who operates a mill or a millstone.[1] Other Spanish surnames, like
Molinero (literally: 'miller'), have also originated in the work and management of a mill. Spanish municipalities like
Molina de Segura (
Murcia) or
Molina de Aragón (
Castilla-La Mancha) still nowadays include millstones or mill blades in their respective coats of arms (cf.
coat of arms of Molina de Segura and Coats of arms of Molina de Aragón).
^p. 164 in Gutierre Tibón, Diccionario etimológico comparado de los apellidos españoles, hispanoamericanos y filipinos ('Comparative Etymological Dictionary of Spanish, Hispanic American and Filipino Surnames'),
Fondo de Cultura Económica,
Mexico City, February 1995 as a reprint of 2nd Edition from 1992 (1st Edition: 1988, Editorial Diana); 434 pp.,
ISBN968-16-3714-3
This page lists people with the
surnameMolina. If an
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Molina is a Spanish
occupational surname. Molina is
Latin for 'mill' and is derived from another Latin word, mola ('millstone'). The surname originated from the early Middle Ages, referring to a person who operates a mill or a millstone.[1] Other Spanish surnames, like
Molinero (literally: 'miller'), have also originated in the work and management of a mill. Spanish municipalities like
Molina de Segura (
Murcia) or
Molina de Aragón (
Castilla-La Mancha) still nowadays include millstones or mill blades in their respective coats of arms (cf.
coat of arms of Molina de Segura and Coats of arms of Molina de Aragón).
^p. 164 in Gutierre Tibón, Diccionario etimológico comparado de los apellidos españoles, hispanoamericanos y filipinos ('Comparative Etymological Dictionary of Spanish, Hispanic American and Filipino Surnames'),
Fondo de Cultura Económica,
Mexico City, February 1995 as a reprint of 2nd Edition from 1992 (1st Edition: 1988, Editorial Diana); 434 pp.,
ISBN968-16-3714-3
This page lists people with the
surnameMolina. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.