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Updated August 8, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish (Peña), Catalan, Portuguese, and Galician : topographic name for someone who lived near a crag or cliff, Spanish peña, Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese pena, a common element of place names.

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