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 1695
Marinelarena, 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 1703
Mayor on 1712
Regency on 1727
Mayor on 1731
Mayor's lieutenant on 1735
Regency on 1738
Regency on 1748
Marinelarena, Lorenzo de; Owner of Garciarena.
Regency on 1718
Marinelarena, Juan Fermín de; Owner of Garciarena.
Regency on 1742
Mayor's lieutenant on 1745
Mayor on 1747
Mayor's lieutenant on 1749
Regency on 1753 and 1763
Marinelarena, Martiarano; Owner of Juangorena.
Mayor on 1762
Marinelarena, Martín de; Owner of Bengoechea de Suso or Juangorena & Migueltorena.
Regency on 1773
Mayor on 1782
Regency on 1785
Marinelarena, Ramón Antonio de; Owner of Garciarena & Echezarra.
Regency on 1778
Mayor on 1776
Mayor's lieutenant on 1779
Regency on 1784 and 1796
Mayor's lieutenant on 1802 and 1804
Marinelarena, Juan Fermín de; Owner of Echeverria & Garciarena.
Regency on 1806
Mayor on 1809
Alejandro 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.