Medina (surname)

Medina is a habitational Spanish toponymic surname of Aramaic-Sephardic Jewish etymological origin, but formed from several cities and towns of Spain such as Medina del Campo, Medina de Pomar, Medina de Rioseco, Medinaceli, Medina-Sidonia, Medina de las Torres and many others. Various Christian families from these localities took it as a surname during the Reconquista and later on. The surname was imported to the Spanish colonies by the conquistadores.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alberto Medina Briseño (born 1983), Mexican footballer
• Alexander Medina Reobasco (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
• Anabel Medina Garrigues (born 1982), Spanish tennis player
• Ann Medina, American-born Canadian award-winning journalist
• Antonio Medina (disambiguation), multiple people
• Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer
• Avihu Medina (born 1948), Israeli singer-songwriter
• Benny Medina (born 1958), African-American music producer, talent manager and record executive
• Biel Medina Piris (born 1980), Spanish footballer
• Carlos Medina, Venezuelan plastic artist
• César Medina Lozado (born 1991), Peruvian footballer
• Chris Medina (born 1983), American singer and American Idol contestant
• Claribel Medina (born 1961), Puerto Rican actress
• Danilo Medina Sánchez (born 1951), Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic since 2012
• David M. Medina (born 1958), a former Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• Ernest Medina (1936-2018), US Army captain who was the commanding officer of the unit responsible for the My Lai Massacre
• Fernando Medina (born 1973), Portuguese politician and mayor of Lisbon
• Fernando Medina (born 1973), Spanish fencer
• Henrique Medina (1901–1988), 20th century Portuguese painter
• Humberto Medina (dancer), Cuban dancer
• Humberto Medina (footballer) (1942–2011), Mexican footballer
• Isaías Medina Angarita (1897-1953), Venezuelan militar. President of Venezuela(1941-1945)
• Iizzwa Medina (born 1982), Honduran retired table tennis player
• John Baptist Medina (1659 – 1710), artist of Flemish-Spanish origin who worked in England and Scotland
• Jorge Medina (born 1926), Chilean cardinal of the Catholic Church
• José Medina (disambiguation)
• Juan Medina (disambiguation)
• Julio Medina III (born 1976), Panamanian footballer
• Leonardo Medina Gutiérrez (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
• Lina Medina (born 1933), youngest mother in recorded history
• Luis Medina (disambiguation)
• Luiz Carlos Medina (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Maria Medina (1769—1821 or 1833), ballet dancer, the wife of choreographer Salvatore Viganò
• Maxine Medina, Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder
• Nery Medina Norales (born 1981), Honduran footballer
• Nicolás Medina (born 1982), Argentine footballer
• Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos (born 1987), Chilean footballer
• Ninrrol Medina Torres (born 1976), Honduran retired footballer and current manager
• Ofelia Medina (born 1950), Mexican actress
• Patricia Medina (1919–2012), English actress
• Paula Medina (born 1989), Colombian table tennis player
• Pol Medina, Jr. (born 1960), Filipino comics artist
• Rafael Medina Rodríguez (born 1979), Mexican professional footballer
• Rafael Medina (baseball) (born 1975), Panamanian former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ricardo Medina, Jr. (born 1979), American actor
• Salvador Medina Cárcamo (born 1988), Mexican footballer
• Stefan Medina Ramírez (born 1992), Colombian footballer
• Tulia Angela Medina (born 1983), Colombian weightlifter
• Wilder Medina Tamayo (born 1981), Colombian footballer
• Yoervis Medina (born 1988), Venezuelan Major League Baseball pitcher
• Yojer Medina (born 1973), Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower

See also

• De Medina