page_title: Molyneux
hierarchical_section_title: Molyneux
caption_attribution_description: English: Coat of Arms of my Molyneux Family
context_page_description: Molyneux is a French surname. The surname has been linked primarily to a large French family that settled in Lancashire, United Kingdom from France. By the 14th century the Molyneux family had become so large that it split into three main branches; the Lancashire line, who became the Earls of Sefton, the Nottingham line, and the Calais line, from family still left over in Normandy. There was also a branch of the family who were Irish baronets.
context_section_description: Molyneux (/ˈmɒlɪnjuː/; Old French: De Molines or De Moulins) is a French surname. The surname has been linked primarily to a large French family that settled in Lancashire, United Kingdom from France. By the 14th century the Molyneux family had become so large that it split into three main branches; the Lancashire line, who became the Earls of Sefton, the Nottingham line, and the Calais line, from family still left over in Normandy. There was also a branch of the family who were Irish baronets.
caption: Shields showing differing crests of branches of the Molyneux family
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