The Moline Last Name

Moline is a French surname. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who came from Moline (mill), in France”.

Surname origin

That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place.

In the records

Moline ranked 9,821 in the 2010 US Census, with 3,296 people answering to the name. From 1891 to 2000, 363 births in France were registered under Moline. Names that sound alike, such as Molino, Molina and Moulin, are easily confused in old records.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Moline, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Get the complete Moline report, with a museum-style coat of arms.