| ![Show Contents]() Molin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Molin familyThe surname Molin was first found in at Dartington, in Devon, as well as twenty-nine other lordships throughout England. William of Moulins, Sire de Falaise, Lord of Moulins in 1030, in Normandy, uncle of William the Conqueror, was granted many lands by King William. Today Molland is a civil parish and small village in the union and hundred of South Molton comprising 5972 acres. Further north in Lancashire at Literthland, "Stephen, Earl of Boulogne, who afterwards succeeded to the crown of England, granted to Robert de Molines his land in "Liderlant," for 14s. per annum." 1 Again in Lancashire, the latter source that "[Melling cum Cunscough] appears to have been part of the tract of land granted by Roger de Poictou to Vivian de Molines; for the son of the latter, Sir Adam de Molines, gave in free and pure alms to the church of St. Mary, of Cockersand, certain acres of land in Melling and Cunscough." 1 Early History of the Molin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Molin research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1423, 1592 and 1617 are included under the topic Early Molin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Molin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mollins, Molyne, Molin, Moilines, Moullin, Moulins and many more. Early Notables of the Molin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Molin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Molin RankingIn France, the name Molin is the 5,446th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Molin family to IrelandSome of the Molin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Molin migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Molin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mr. Jo Molin, aged 30, who arrived in Virginia aboard the ship "Primrose" in 1635 3
Molin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mathew Molin, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 4
Molin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Axel Molin, aged 15, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1841 4
- Jonas Magnusson Molin, aged 35, who landed in America in 1853 4
- Anders Magnusson Molin, aged 32, who landed in America in 1854 4
Molin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Wictor Molin, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1908 4
| Molin migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Molin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
| Contemporary Notables of the name Molin (post 1700) | + |
- Scott Molin, American Republican politician, Chair of Montgomery County Republican Party, 2011; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 2012 6
- Peg Molin (b. 1926), American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988 6
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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