de la Peña or Peña is a topographic surname originally given to someone living near a cliff. It is used in Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, and Galician names. It is the 2,469th most common surname in the world and is most prevalent in the United States.[1]
History
The origin of the surname de la Peña (also Peña) is in present-day Galicia, Spain.[1] It derives from the word "penna," which typically describes a prominent rock or fortress.[2]
Notable people with the name
Captain General Don
Manuel la Peñafl.(1808–1811), sometimes referred to as Lapeña, was a Spanish
military officer who served during the
Peninsular War (Guerra de la Independencia Española).
Don
Manuel de la Peña y Peña (1789–1850) was a Mexican politician and lawyer, interim president of Mexico from September to November 1847 and president from January 1848 to June 1848.
Don Lucas de Zafra-Vazquez y Tallada, de la Plaza y de la Peña, Marquess de los Arenales, Señor de
Castril in Granada.
Don Gaspar Castellano y de la Peña, Count de Castellano, was a Spanish author.
Don José González de la Peña y Rodríguez de la Encina, Barón de Forna (1887–1961) was a Spanish portrait painter and artist, and consul general of Spain in Venezuela.
Luis Sáenz Peña (1822–1907), President of Argentina (1892–1895)
Roque Sáenz Peña (1851–1914), President of Argentina (1910–1914)
Pedro Pablo Peña Cañete (1864–1943), President of Paraguay (1912)
Stefan de la Peña fl. (1969–2004), intellectual and philosopher of
epistemology
Don
Pedro Juan de la Peña (1855–1945), personal chef to King Alfonso XIII (1885-1905)
José Manuel Castañón de la Peña (1920–2001), was a Spanish writer born in Pola de Lena (Asturias) who lived in exile in Venezuela during the
Francoist State.
Adam de la Peña, American voice actor, comedy writer, producer, and director.
Holders of Spanish titles of nobility in the 19th and 20th centuries
People with the surname de la Peña or Peña who held a title of nobility in Spain in more recent years include:
Don Ramiro Pérez-Maura y de la Peña, Grandee of Spain, Duke de Maura and
Count de Mortera (granted in 1930 and 1876 respectively)
Don Antonio González de Aguilar y de la Peña, Marquess de Arenal (granted in 1847)
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