<P> Molina is a Spanish surname . It originated from medieval Spain , in the Christian Kingdom of Castile , when Manrique Pérez de Lara , of the House of Lara , in April 1154 issued a fuero to the town of Molina , nowadays called Molina de Aragón . Thus , the Molina surname is not an occupational surname related with molino ( ' mill ' ) . It belongs to another Spanish surname , Molinero ( literally : ' miller ' ) , to have been originated in the work and management of a mill . Nevertheless , 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>
<P> Molina is a Spanish surname . It originated from medieval Spain , in the Christian Kingdom of Castile , when Manrique Pérez de Lara , of the House of Lara , in April 1154 issued a fuero to the town of Molina , nowadays called Molina de Aragón . Thus , the Molina surname is not an occupational surname related with molino ( ' mill ' ) . It belongs to another Spanish surname , Molinero ( literally : ' miller ' ) , to have been originated in the work and management of a mill . Nevertheless , 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>
where does the last name molina come from
where does the last name molina come from
medieval Spain , in the Christian Kingdom of Castile
medieval Spain , in the Christian Kingdom of Castile