Meaning of Last Name

Meaning: "one who lives near a crag"

Origins: Navarra, Aragón, Galicia, Burgos

Peña and de la Peña is a locational surname of Spanish, Galician and Portuguese (Penha) origin , meaning "one who lives near a crag (or cliff)". It is sometimes transliterated to "Pena" or "Penna". People with the surname or its variants include: *Adela Peña (contemporary), American violinist, member of the Eroica Trio and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra *Alejandro Pena (born 1959), Retired Major League Baseball pitcher from the Dominican Republic *Brayan Peña (born 1982), Cuban-American baseball player *Carlos Peña (born 1978), Dominican-American baseball player *Devon G. Peña (born 1954), American professor of anthropology and ethnic studies *Elizabeth Peña (born 1961), American actress *Federico Peña (born 1947), American politician, Secretary of Transportation 1993–1997 *Feliciano Peña (1915–1982), Mexican artist *Flober Peña (born 1974), Colombian road cyclist *Guillermo Gómez-Peña (born 1955), Mexican-American writer and performance artist *Horacio de la Peña (born 1966), Argentinian tennis player and tennis coach *Iván de la Peña (born 1976), Spanish football player *Jennifer Peña (born 1983), American pop singer *Juan Manuel Peña, Bolivian football (soccer) player *José Peña Quevedo (born 1979), Venezuelan track and field athlete *Luis Sáenz Peña (1822–1907), President of Argentina 1892–1895 *Manuel de la Peña y Peña (1789–1850), interim President of Mexico *Mario Peña (contemporary), Peruvian congressman *Paco Peña (born 1942), Spanish Flamenco guitarist *Pedro Peña, President of Paraguay 1912 *Ramiro Peña, A current baseball player for the New York Yankees *Roque Sáenz Peña (1851–1914), President of Argentina 1910–1914 *Tony Peña (born 1957), Dominican-American baseball player and coach *Wily Mo Peña (contemporary), Dominican-American baseball player