Show ContentsPanas Surname History

Noble surnames, such as Panas, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Panas, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Panas family originally lived near a cliff or on a rocky patch of land. Ancient records reveal the name Panas is derived from the Spanish word "peña," which means "rock," "crag" or "cliff."

Early Origins of the Panas family

The surname Panas was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Panas family

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Panas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pena, Peña, Penas, Peñas, de Pena, de Peña, de la Pena, de la Peña, Peñal, Penal, Peñón, Peñon, Penón, Penon, Peño, Peno, Peñuela and many more.

Early Notables of the Panas family

Prominent among members of the family were seventeenth century Spanish writer Juan Antonio de la Peña; eighteenth century Colombian military officer Vicente Peña; nineteenth century Colombian poet Belisario Peña; nineteenth century Ecuadoran jurist and diplomat Lorenzo R. Peña; nineteenth century Colombian naturalist Camilo Peña; nineteenth century...
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Migration of the Panas family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso de la Peña, who sailed to America in 1588; Bartolomé de Peña sailed to Cuba in 1517; Diego de Peña sailed to New Spain in 1534.



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