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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Penna''' is a [[surname]] originating 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.<br />
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Its origins are unrelated to the Hispanic surname [[Peña (surname)|Peña]] or '''Della Peña''', though many have adopted the extra ''n'' to become '''Della Penna'''.<br />
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'''Penna''' is also the [[surname]] of many families in [[India]]. Their origins are usually in and around [[Penna River|Pennariver]], in the south of Andhra Pradesh.<br />
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'''Penna''' is also a [[surname]] of [[Cornish people|Cornish]] origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/penna |title=Penna Meaning and Distribution |publisher=forebears.co.uk}} Retrieved 25 January 2014</ref> its frequency was highest in [[Cornwall]] (over 72 times the national average) followed by [[Cumberland]], [[Caernarfonshire]] and [[County Durham]]. In all other British counties, its frequency was below national average. Traditional [[Cornish surnames]] tend to start with 'Tre', 'Pol' or 'Pen'. To quote a Cornish saying "By the [[Tre Pol and Pen|Tre, Pol and Pen]], you can tell the Cornishmen". Following the collapse of mining in the 18th and 19th centuries; many Cornish folk emigrated in the great [[Cornish diaspora]]. As a result of this, the name Penna can be found in many mining centers around the world, notably the Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.<br />
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== People ==<br />
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*[[Angel Penna (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Carlos Victor Penna]] (1911–1998), Argentine library planner and organizer<br />
*[[Claudio Della Penna]] (born 1989 in Rome), an Italian football striker<br />
*[[Dave Penna|David "Dave" Penna]] (1958–2004), US jockey<br />
*[[Dolores Della Penna]] (1954–1972), 17-year-old Philadelphian schoolgirl<br />
*[[Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna]] (1818–1888), Brazilian naturalist<br />
*[[Francesco della Penna|Francesco Orazio Olivieri della Penna]] (1680–1745), Capuchin missionary to Tibet<br />
*[[Gal Costa]] (born ''Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos''; born 1945, Salvador, Bahia), Brazilian singer of popular music<br />
*[[Joe Penna]], Brazilian guitarist, animator, and filmmaker<br />
*[[Lucas de Penna]] (''Luca da Penne, Luca da Penna, Luca De Penna''; c. 1325 – c. 1390), 14th century Neapolitan jurist and judge<br />
*[[Phil Penna]] (1857–1939), American labor leader<br />
*[[Roberto Penna]], Italian athlete<br />
*[[Sandro Penna]] (1906, Perugia – 1977, Rome), Italian poet<br />
*[[Toney Penna|Toney G. Penna]] (1908–1995), Italian-American professional golfer<br />
*[[Wayne Grayson|Vinnie Penna]], voice actor<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Della Penna]], an Italian and Spanish language surname<br />
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