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Penney (also spelled Penny) is a common surname of British origin. The name Penney dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was derived from the Old English "Penig," denoting a coin ( cognate with German " Pfennig"). 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; William Penny settled on Eastern Long Island prior to 1740; 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 Newfoundland, Benedict Penny inherited property in Carbonear which dated back to 1699.
Spelling variations include: Penny, Penney, Pennie, Penne, Pyne, Pynne and others.
Penney is a common English surname.
Penney may also refer to:
- J.C. Penney, American department store chain
- Penneys, Irish clothing store
- Penney Farms, Florida, U.S.
- Penney's game, a two-player coin tossing game
Usage examples of "penney".
Penney suit jacket, was a bench warrant for Decker's arrest, which had been Federal Expressed that morning all the way from New Orleans.
Penney slacks, and he sat in a library carrell at the University of Maine, writing papers on the origin of footnotes and the possible advantages of ISBN numbers in book cataloguing while the marchers marched outside and Phil Ochs sang 'Richard Nixon find yourself another country to be part of and men died with their stomachs blown out for villages whose names they could not pronounce.
Captain Ro ordered the crew to the boats but three of the engine room crowd could not be found, and Ro Penney refused to leave without them.
Her name was Lindsey Greenbush and she was pretty in an unimaginative JC Penney catalog sort of way, like Bridget.
Penney overhauls and made-in-America red-and-black-checked flannel shirts or T-shirts with a pack of cigarettes rolled up in the sleeve.
Penney, an oldfashioned movie theater called the State and a timeless cafe, the Sydney, with black booths and a long soda fountain.
THE VERY REVEREND FERGUS PENNEY An ex-Prebendary of the Church of England, and a member of the IBA.