Medina Family History

Medina Name Meaning

Spanish: habitational name from any of the several places, as for example Medina-Sidonia in Cádiz province and Medina del Campo in Valladolid, so called from Arabic medina ‘city’. The surname is also borne by Sephardic Jews. DK, RS.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Name Distribution of Medina Families

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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Medina families

5 - 7

2 - 4

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Medina Family Origin

Spain (18)

Mexico (10)

Guatemala (7)

Holland (5)

Cuba (4)

Canary Islands (3)

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Medina Family Occupations

from 1881 UK Census Data

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