<P> Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname . The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages . The earliest public record of the surname dates to the 13th century in the Valley de Mena ( Burgos ) in the Kingdom of Castile . The origin of the last name is in present - day Galicia , Spain . The Peñas lived , originally , near a cliff or rocky land . Records indicate that the name derives from the Spanish word peña meaning `` rock , '' `` crag '' or `` cliff . '' </P>
<P> Peña or de la Peña is a Spanish habitation surname . The origin of the surname can be traced directly to the Middle Ages . The earliest public record of the surname dates to the 13th century in the Valley de Mena ( Burgos ) in the Kingdom of Castile . The origin of the last name is in present - day Galicia , Spain . The Peñas lived , originally , near a cliff or rocky land . Records indicate that the name derives from the Spanish word peña meaning `` rock , '' `` crag '' or `` cliff . '' </P>
where does the last name peña come from
where does the last name peña come from
the Spanish word peña meaning `` rock , '' `` crag '' or `` cliff . ''
the Spanish word peña meaning `` rock , '' `` crag '' or `` cliff . ''