Molino Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Molino is best understood alongside Molina: both are Spanish spellings of a single family name. In origin, the name means “Mill”.

• The same family of names includes Molinas and Molinero.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Records show Molino as one of the forms Molina took over time.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Molina and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Molino report, with a museum-style coat of arms.