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.

History

The origin of the surname de la Peña (also Peña) is in present-day Galicia, Spain. It derives from the word "penna," which typically describes a prominent rock or fortress.

Notable people with the name

*Captain General Don Manuel la Peña ''fl.''(1808–1811), sometimes referred to as Lapeña, was a Spanish military officer who served during the

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(''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

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y de la Peña, Marquess de Bradomin, (1866–1936) was a Spanish

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and member of the Spanish

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. *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 Luis Sáenz Peña Dávila (2 April 1822 – 4 December 1907) was a lawyer and President of Argentina. He was the father of president Roque Sáenz Peña. * Biography Luis Saenz Peña was born on 2 April 1822 to Roque Julián Sáenz Peñ ...

(1822–1907), President of Argentina (1892–1895) *

Roque Sáenz Peña Roque José Antonio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Sáenz Peña Lahitte (19 March 1851 – 9 August 1914) was an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1910 to his death in office on 9 August 1914. ...

(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

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*Don Alfonso Peña Boeuf (1888–1966) was Minister of Transport in the Spanish Government (1938–1945) during the

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*Don Ricardo Enrique Pallasa de la Peña III (1853–1898), Barón de Azucar and General of the Spanish Naval fleet in the Philippines (1893–1898) *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

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Adam de la Peña Adam de la Peña is an American actor, comedy writer, producer, and director. Career De la Peña started his career writing for ''The Man Show''. From there he continued to work with Jimmy Kimmel's Jackhole Productions, writing for ''Crank Y ...

, 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) *Don Magín Peña y Lorca, Marquess de Ogijares (granted in 1889) *Doña Marina Peña y Paradela, Countess de Gaviria (granted in 1837) *Doña Helena de la Peña y Robles, Countess de Xauen (granted in 1929) *Doña Matilde Francisca Barriouevo y Peña, Vincountess de Barrionuevo (granted in 1891) *Don Reynaldo Enriques De la Pena, oldest son, last with royal family blood

Bibliography

*Elenco de grandezas y títulos nobiliarios españoles 2006 (Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y López/Hidalguía) *Blasonario de la consanguinidad ibérica 1980 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena Catalan-language surnames Galician-language surnames Portuguese-language surnames Spanish-language surnames