Peñin Family Name and Heraldry

If you carry the Peñin surname, the numbers below show how often it is found.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Peñin coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Researching the origin

We don't publish a meaning for Peñin without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family. Local archives often hold baptisms and marriages that never reached online indexes.

Spain's INE counts 474 residents with Peñin as first surname and 531 with it as second. French civil records give 3,633 births under the name Peñin from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. For the full story, order the Peñin surname pack.