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. Other Spanish surnames, like Molinero, have also originated in the work and management of a mill. Spanish municipalities like Molina de Segura (Murcia) or Molina de Aragón still nowadays include millstones or mill blades in their respective coats of arms.
Botero is a surname of Italian origin, common in Colombia and along with other similar variants, it originated in the Piedmont region of Italy, more specifically, in the town of Bene Vagienna, province of Cuneo.
Albornoz is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Calderón is a Spanish and Sefardi occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.
Montoya is a Basque and Spanish surname. It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain. During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia. The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys. It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population.
Iriarte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carvajal is a surname and place name of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Sastre is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ocampo is a surname of Galician origin. It derives from a common Galician toponym meaning 'the field', from the Galician definite article o + campo 'field', or a habitational name, from a town of the same name in Lugo, Galicia.
Borrero is a family name of Spanish origin. Originally from Leon, Spain, It may refer to:
Semprun or Semprún may refer to:
Cadena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abad is a Hispanic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Diez or Díez is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hidalgo is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Quevedo is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Romaña is a Spanish-language surname. Notable people with the name include:
Castellanos is a Spanish habitational surname with the meaning "[from a place founded or inhabited by] Castilians". Notable people with the surname include:
Correa is a Spanish surname. Correa is found throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Correa means 'leather strap', 'belt', 'rein', 'shoelace', plural correas. Correa is from the Latin corrigia 'fastening', from corrigere 'to straighten', 'to correct'), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of such articles. Correa is spelt Correia in Portuguese and Galician.
Herrera is a surname of Spanish origin, from the Latin word ferrāria, meaning "iron mine" or "iron works" and also the feminine of Latin ferrārius, "of or pertaining to iron"; or, alternatively, the feminine of Spanish herrero, which also gives the surname Herrero. Variants of the name include Errera, Ferrera and the less common Bherrera. Its equivalent in Portuguese and Galician is Ferreira. Also, because of Spanish naming customs, some people are listed here with their family name as their second-to-last name.
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