Molina (surname)

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).

A bloodline of Molinas, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, originated from ennoblement 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.[2]

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* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

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* Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950), President of El Salvador twice 1918–1927
* Alfred Molina (born 1953), English actor
* Alvaro de Molina (born 1957), American banker, chief financial officer of Bank of America Corporation
* Ángel Molina Galano (1889-1936), Spanish officer
* Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress
* Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 1956), Spanish writer and member of the Royal Spanish Academy
* Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar (1625–1710), viceroy of New Spain 1664–1673
* Antonio Tejero Molina (born 1932), Spanish Lieutenant-Colonel who attempted a coup d'état
* Arturo Armando Molina (1927–2021), President of El Salvador 1972–1977

## B

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* Bengie Molina (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player

## C

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* Carmen Molina (1920–1998), Mexican actress
* Clarissa Molina (born 1991), Miss Dominican Republic and Top 10 Miss Universe 2015

## D

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* Dafne Molina (born 1982), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder
* Delfina Molina y Vedia (1879–1961), Argentine chemist, writer, teacher, painter, and singer
* Dominga Lucía Molina (1949-), Argentine activist

## E

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* Edward C. Molina (1877–1964), American teletraffic engineer
* Enrique Molina (actor) (1943–2021), Cuban actor
* Enrique Molina Sobrino (contemporary), wealthy Mexican businessman, sued for fraud by the Mexican government
* Enrique Molina (athlete) (born 1968), Spanish middle-distance runner

## F

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* Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959), Argentine painter
* Franklin Molina (born 1984), Venezuelan road cyclist
* Fray Alonzo de Molina (1513 or 1514 – 1579 or 1585), author of a classic Nahuatl-Spanish Vocabulario

## G

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* Gerardo Molina (1906–1991), Colombian writer, politician, and academic
* Gloria Molina (1948–2023), American politician, chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
* Guillermo Molina (baseball) (1909–1997), American baseball player
* Gustavo Molina (born 1982), Venezuelan baseball player

## H

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* Hector Garcia-Molina (1954–2019), American engineering professor, member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation
* Hilda Molina (born 1942), Cuban neurosurgeon and dissident
* Hugo Antonio Laviada Molina (born 1961), Mexican politician

## I

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* Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina (1800–1834), Portuguese infanta daughter of King John VI of Portugal
* Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), son of King Charles IV of Spain, Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain
* Ivan Molina (born 1946), Colombian tennis player
* Agent Isabella Molina, an undercover cop in "Rush Hour 2"

## J

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* Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) (1934–2009), Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director
* Jason Molina (1974–2013), American indie rock musician
* Jennifer Molina (born 1981), Mexican female footballer
* John John Molina (Juan Molina) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
* John Molina, Jr. (born 1982), American boxer
* Jorge Molina (born 1966), Cuban film director
* Jorge Molina (born 1982), Spanish footballer
* José Angel Molina (born 1958), Puerto Rican boxer
* José Antonio Molina Rosito (1926–2012), Honduran botanist (Ant.Molina)
* José Molina (born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player
* José Domingo Molina Gómez (1896–1969), interim President of Argentina 1955
* José Francisco Molina (born 1970), Spanish football player
* Juan Francisco de Molina (1779–1878), First President of Independent Honduras
* Juan Ignacio Molina (1740–1829), Chilean priest and naturalist
* Juan Manuel Molina (born 1979), Spanish race walker
* Juana Molina (born 1962), Argentine singer, songwriter, and actress
* Justo Páez Molina (1902–1969), Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba 1963–1966

## K

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* Kim Molina (born 1991), Filipino actress

## L

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* Laura Molina (badminton) (contemporary), Spanish badminton player
* Laura Molina (born 1957), American artist
* Lauren Molina (born 1981), American actress, singer, songwriter
* Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian
* Luis Molina (boxer) (1938–2013), American boxer
* Luis Molina (rugby player) (born 1959), Argentine rugby union player
* Luis Manuel Molina (born 1959), Cuban musician, composer and broadcaster
* Luis Molina (baseball) (born 1974), Nicaraguan baseball coach
* Luis Pedro Molina (born 1977), Guatemalan football goalkeeper
* Luis Molina (athlete) (born 1988), Argentine athlete

## M

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* Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (1877–1944), first or second president of the Philippines
* Mariana Molina (born 1990), Brazilian actress
* Mario J. Molina (1943–2020), Mexican Nobel Prize recipient in chemistry
* Marquis de Molina (1803–1867), Spanish politician and government minister
* Mauricio Molina (golfer) (born 1966), Argentine golfer
* Mauricio Molina (born 1980), Colombian football player
* Miguel Molina (footballer) (born 1993), Spanish football coach

## N

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* Nahuel Molina (born 1997), Argentine football player

## O

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* Olivia Molina (singer) (born 1946), German-Mexican singer
* Olivia Molina (actress) (born 1980), Spanish actress

## P

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* Pedro X. Molina (born 1976), Nicaraguan caricaturist
* Pilar Molina Llorente (born 1943), Spanish writer

## R

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* Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930–1961
* Rafael Molina Sánchez (1841–1900), Spanish matador
* Ralph Molina (born 1943), American rock drummer
* Raúl De Molina (born 1959), Cuban television celebrity on Univision
* Rebecca Molina (born 1995), more commonly known as just Molina, Danish-Chilean singer and songwriter
* Remigio Molina (born 1970), Argentine Olympic boxer
* Romain Molina (born 1991), French investigative reporter
* Rolando Molina (born 1971), El Salvadoran-American actor

## S

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* Scott Molina (born 1960), American championship triathlete

## T

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* Tinti Molina (1873–1961), American baseball player
* Tirso de Molina (1571–1648), Spanish dramatist and poet

## Y

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* Yadier Molina (born 1982), Puerto Rican baseball player

## Fictional characters

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* Carmen Molina, supporting character in Breaking Bad
* Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina, supporting character in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

## See also

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* Marquis of Molina
* Molinas

## References

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1. ^ 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., ISBN 968-16-3714-3
2. ^ "Molina" surname datasheet in the official genealogical and heraldic «Andalucía GenWeb» website, from «Darrax Cultura y Comunicación», Málaga, Andalusia. (in Spanish)

Surname list

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