Molen Family History
Molen Name Meaning
Swedish (Molén): ornamental or topographic name from mo ‘sandy heath’ + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’ with intrusive -l- for euphony or from the root of Latin molinarius ‘miller’ or mola ‘mill’ + the suffix -én derived from Latin -inius ‘relating to’. Dutch and Flemish: very rare variant of Vandermolen and in North America (also) a shortened form of this.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022