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'''Penney''' (also spelled '''Penny''') is a common [[surname]] of [[United Kingdom|British]] origin.
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The name Penney dates from the ancient [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] culture of Britain. It was derived from the [[Old English]] "Penig," denoting a coin. The penny was the only unit of coinage in [[England]] until the early 14th century, and as such was a coin of considerable value.
The name was first found in [[Northampton]] where they held a family seat from very early times; before the 12th century had become associated with [[London]]; later moved north into [[Scotland]] and west into [[Ireland]] settling mostly in the provinces of [[Ulster]] and [[Munster]].
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: George Penny who settled in the [[Barbados]] in 1635; Charles Penny settled in [[Maryland]] in 1775; P. Penny settled in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in 1769; the family also settled in [[Pennsylvania]] in the 18th century. In [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], Benedict Penny inherited property in [[Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador|Carbonear]] which dated back to 1699.
Spelling variations include: Penny, Penney, Pennie, Penne, Pyne, Pynne and others.
==People named Penney ==
* [[Alphonsus Liguori Penney]] (b. 1924) Canadian Archbishop
* [[Darren Penny]] (b.1969), Canadian/American Freelance Minister
* [[David Penney]] (b.1964), English Football Player/Manager
* [[James Cash Penney]] (1875-1971), American Businessman, Founder of JC Penney
* [[Kirk Penney]] (b.1980), New Zealand basketball player
* [[Mark Penney]] (b.1982), Canadian Film Director
* [[Roger Penney]], American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
* [[Stef Penney]] (b.1969), Scottish novelist and filmmaker
* [[Steve Penney (ice hockey)|Steve Penney]] (b.1961), NHL goaltender from Canada; played with the Winnipeg Jets and the 1986 Stanley Cup Champions, the Montreal Canadiens.
* [[Steve Penney (footballer)|Steve Penney]] (b.1964), Irish Footballer, played in the 1986 World Cup
* [[Trevor Penney]] (b.1968), English Cricket Player/Manager
* [[William George Penney]] (1909-1991), British Physicist, one of the participants in The Manhattan Project Scottish Novelist and filmmaker
==See also==
*[[List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames]]
*[[Penny (disambiguation)]]
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[[Category:english surnames]]
[[Category:Scottish surnames]]
[[Category:Irish surnames]]