Origin and meaning of these last names?

I have a little idea, meaning is what I'm most interested in.


These names belong to my grandparents 2 r maiden names.





Marotta (name I have)


Garcia


Rodriguez


Tobin

Origin and meaning of these last names?
I found this information for you.


Surname: Garcia


Recorded in the spellings of Garcia, Garci, Garza, and Garces, this is a surname of Spanish origins, whose 'roots go back into the very mists of time. It is believed to be the most popular surname in the region, and this is not perhaps surprising as it derives from the word 'artz' meaning 'the bear'. The origins of the name are pre-historical, which is to say before any known writings, probably two thousand b.c., and relate to the times when man lived by hunting and fishing. In consequence these 'hunters' often became known by the names for the animals they hunted, and particularly when these were associated with strength, bravery and power. The bear possessed all these qualities, as did the wolf and the lion, and all at one time or another found their way into the mythology and the later heraldry, of the different regions, and their surnames. Perhaps not surprisingly this surname was one of the first into the New World of the Americas. Examples of these recordings taken from civil and religious registers include Christabal Garcia at Asuncion, Districto Federal, Mexico, on November 14th 1645, Felipe Santiago Garcia at Mission San Carlos, Borroreo, California, on December 13th 1777, and Lopez Garcia at Santa Catarina, Mexico, on June 26th 1778. The coat of arms has the unusual blazon of a silver field charged with a flying bird of prey, inside a blue border, charged with a semee of saltires in gold. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Diego Garcia, which was dated August 29th 1624, at San Pablo Apostal, Mexico, during the reign of King Phillip 1V of Spain, Emperor of Mexico, 1621 - 1665. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.





Surname: Tobin


This interesting surname is of Norman-French origin, from St. Aubyn in France, and may now be regarded as a completely Hibernicized name. The family, first called de St. Aubyn, arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman Invasion (1169 - 1170), and by the year 1200 they were settled in Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny, from whence they spread to the neighbouring Munster counties of Cork and Waterford. Other Norman names which have become completely Irish are Roche (originally "de Roche") and Cusack (originally "de Cussac"). The Tobins were an extremely influential family in County Tipperary in medieval times, and the head of the family was known as Baron of Coursey. In the 14th Century the Tobins were described in the Annals of Clyn as "a turbulent sept more dreaded by the English than the native Irish". The placename Ballytobin near Callan in County Kilkenny was named from the family, and one James Tobin represented the Tipperary town of Fethard in the Parliament of 1689. A branch of the family who were among the Wild Geese, settled at Nantes in the country of origin, and the best known of these was Edmund Marquis de Tobin (1692 - 1747), who was killed in action in the War of Austrian Succession. A Coat of Arms granted to the Tobin family of Bally-Tobin, County Kilkenny, depicts three silver oak leaves on an azure shield, the Crest being a red demi-lion rampant holding between the paws an oak branch proper. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Tobin, which was dated 1350, in "Medieval Records of County Kilkenny", during the reign of King Edward 111 of England, known as "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.





http://www.surnamedb.com/





Rodriquez Name Meaning and History


Spanish (Rodr铆quez; Spain and Philippines): variant spelling of Spanish Rodriguez.





Marotta Name Meaning and History


Southern Italian: from a reduced form of Mariotta, a female pet form of Mario, probably via French Marotte.





http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/defa...





Hope this helps.
Reply:Marotta- South Italy from a reduced form of Mariotta, a female pet form of Mario, probably via French Marotte.


Garcia - Spain or Portugal. Meaning is unknown


Rodriguez - Spain or Portugal patronymic from the personal name Rodrigo.


Tobin - Ireland from the surname T贸ib铆n which is from the place Saint-Aubin in Brittany.
Reply:Not sure about Marotta and Tobin, but here are the others. Check out the links for info about meaning, origin, popularity, etc.





Garcia: http://wiki.name.com/en/Garcia


Rodriguez: http://wiki.name.com/en/Rodriguez