Salinas ( surname ) - wikipedia Salinas ( surname ) Salinas is a surname that has been identified by multiple sources in the Holy Office of the Catholic Church of Spain as a Sephardic ( Jewish ) surname. Notable people with the surname include : Ana Reeves Salinas, Chilean television, film and theatre actress Camilo Salinas, Chilean musician Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican president Ruben F Salinas, American biotechnology executive, entrepreneur and inventor Francisco de Salinas, 16th - century Spanish music theorist Francisco Vidal Salinas, Chilean politician Horacio Salinas, Chilean guitarist and composer Irvin `` Pee Wee '' Salinas, Mexican - American Singer and Actor Jeffrey Lane Salinas, Mexican / American Menswear Designer José Miguel Insulza Salinas, Chilean politician Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer Luis Salinas, Argentinian jazz guitarist Matías Oviedo Salinas, Chilean television, film and theater actor and musician Pablo Salinas, Bolivian football ( soccer ) player Patxi Salinas, Spanish footballer Pedro Salinas, Spanish writer Rodrigo Salinas, Argentine footballer Rodrigo Salinas, Chilean voice actor and comedian Salinas, the ring name of Shelly Martinez in TNA Wrestling Venz Alfred Salinas, Table tennis Champion, Guitarist and Composer Yoandris Salinas, Cuban professional boxer Alfonso Jose Sol Salinas, Engineer This page lists people with the surname Salinas. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salinas_(surname)&oldid=782707213 '' Categories : Surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 May 2017, at 17 : 36. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name salinas originate from
Answer: Sephardic (Jewish) surname