Mariñelarena or Marinelarena is a Basque surname that has its origins in the village of Betelu, located north of Navarra, Spain and close to the frontier with Gipuzkoa.
Etymology and history
The surname means in the Basque language "...of the sailor". Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Few basque surnames were of patronymic origin, but there are some, and Mariñelarena could be one of them, meaning "(son) of the sailor". However, it could also be referring to a house: "(house) of the sailor".
Mariñelarena is a family recognized with a coat-of-arms, because most Basque families (if not all) have their nobility recognized.
It is conformed by a two Argent (silver) flags over an Azure (blue) tower with Argent (silver) small windows, that stands in an Or (gold) background.
Marinelarena, Miguel de; Owner of Juangorena.Noble neighbor on 1695Marinelarena, Juanes de; Owner of Ochotorena.Regency on 1700.Marinelarena, Martiarano; Owner of Juangorena.Regency on 1700.Marinelarena, Martín de; Owner of Juangorena.Mayor's lieutenant on 1703Mayor on 1712Regency on 1727Mayor on 1731Mayor's lieutenant on 1735Regency on 1738Regency on 1748Marinelarena, Lorenzo de; Owner of Garciarena.Regency on 1718Marinelarena, Juan Fermín de; Owner of Garciarena.Regency on 1742Mayor's lieutenant on 1745Mayor on 1747Mayor's lieutenant on 1749Regency on 1753 and 1763Marinelarena, Martiarano; Owner of Juangorena.Mayor on 1762Marinelarena, Martín de; Owner of Bengoechea de Suso or Juangorena & Migueltorena.Regency on 1773Mayor on 1782Regency on 1785Marinelarena, Ramón Antonio de; Owner of Garciarena & Echezarra.Regency on 1778Mayor on 1776Mayor's lieutenant on 1779Regency on 1784 and 1796Mayor's lieutenant on 1802 and 1804Marinelarena, Juan Fermín de; Owner of Echeverria & Garciarena.Regency on 1806Mayor on 1809Alejandro J. Mariñelarena, Microbiologist.Alex Mariñelarena, BMW Motorrad pilot.David Mariñelarena Saralegi, Basque rural sports champion.Erik Mariñelarena, Mexican filmmaker.Iñaki Mariñelarena, Basque pelota gold medal winner.Joaquín José Fraile Mariñelarena, Spanish painter.Lilia Ivonne Mariñelarena Ramírez, Mexican singer.Mariana Mariñelarena, International percussionist.
