Molyneux
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For other uses, see Molyneux (disambiguation).
Molyneux (/ˈmɒlɪnjuː/; Old French: De Molines or De Moulins) is a French surname. The surname has been linked primarily to a large French family that settled in Lancashire, England. By the 14th century the Molyneux family had split into three main branches: the Lancashire line, who became the Earls of Sefton; the Nottingham line; and the Calais line, from those remaining in France. There was also a branch of the family who were Irish baronets.[2]
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Language(s) | Old French |
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Meaning | "Moulineaux", derived from the French Moulin (meaning "mill of the waters")[1] |
Region of origin | France |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Mullenax, Mullinax, Molinex, Mullinix, Mullenneix, Mullennix, Mullenix, Mullineaux, Molinieux, Molinaux, Molineaux, Mollineaux, Molineux, Mulling, Molyneaux, Mullinax, Mollinux, Millineux |
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