Penna (surname)

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Penna is a surname originated in Italy in an area known as the Papal States. Since Papal names often denoted place of origin, the Penna family lived in one of several places in Italy named Penna.

Its origins are unrelated to the Hispanic surname Peña or Della Peña, though many have adopted the extra n to become Della Penna.

Penna is a surname also for many families in India. Their origins are usually in and around Pennariver in south of Andhra Pradesh.

Penna is a surname also of many families in the United Kingdom. The most common use is in the extreme south west in the county of Cornwall. Traditional Cornish names start with 'Tre', 'Pol' or 'Pen'. To quote a Cornish saying "By the Tre, Pol and Pen, you can tell the Cornishmen".