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De La Pena Surname Meaning

Spanish (De la Peña): variant with the preposition de and definite article la ‘from the’ of Peña ‘rock boulder’

(see Pena ).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, De La Pena life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for De La Pena in 1943 was 42, and 63 in 2004.

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