Medina ( surname ) - wikipedia Medina ( surname ) Medina is a habitational Spanish surname of Arabic - Moorish origin coming from several places. The surname is borne by Moriscos and Sephardic Jews. 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 ( born 1936 ), 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 Juan David Medina, Colombian software engineer See also De Medina Surname list This page lists people with the surname Medina. 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=Medina_(surname)&oldid=838694692 '' Categories : Surnames Spanish - language surnames Sephardic surnames Hidden categories : Interlanguage link template link number Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 28 April 2018, at 18 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the last name medina come from
Answer: a habitational Spanish surname of Arabic-Moorish origin coming from several places