Penney 5617202 215843368 2008-05-29T23:09:55Z Brewcrewer 5452240 /* See also */ subcat {{other uses|Penney (disambiguation)}} '''Penney''' (also spelled '''Penny''') is a common [[surname]] of [[United Kingdom|British]] origin. {{Family name |name =Penney |image=Penney.jpg |imagesize= |caption=Coat of Arms |pronunciation = |meaning ="coin" |region =Britain |origin = |related names =Penny, Pennie, Penne, Pyne, Pynne |footnotes= }} 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)]] {{surname|nocat}} [[Category:english surnames]] [[Category:Scottish surnames]] [[Category:Irish surnames]]