The story
- French · derived fromMolineaux
- Old French · derived frommolinelli
- English todayMolyneux
Various origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy, from Old French molinelli, a name meaning "small mills," see moulin (“mill”). * Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller, see above.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.