| ![Show Contents]() Vinny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of VinnyWhat does the name Vinny mean? The lineage of the name Vinny begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in the settlement of Fyning in Rogate, in the county of Sussex. The surname Vinny belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Vinny familyThe surname Vinny was first found in Winchester where Robert Fininge is generally understood to be the oldest listing of the family as recorded there (1210-1211.) A few years later, Thomas Finning was listed in Suffolk in 1228 and later, the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex listed Alan Fynyng in 1332. Ralph de Vynynge was listed to the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327 and Robert Vinning was listed in Somerset in 1641. 1 Early History of the Vinny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vinny research. Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vinny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vinny Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Vinny has undergone many spelling variations, including Vining, Vineham, Viney, Vinny, Finning, Finnings and others. Early Notables of the Vinny familyMore information is included under the topic Early Vinny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Vinny familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Vinny were among those contributors: John Vining settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630; Jonathon Vining settled in Virginia in 1635; Mathew Vining settled in Barbados in 1654; William Vining arrived in New York in 1822.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Vinny (post 1700) | + |
- Vinny Castilla, American Major League Baseball player
- Vinny Finigan (b. 1989), English professional rugby league player
- Vinny Cerrato, American former Executive Vice President and General Manager for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League
- Vinny Codrington (b. 1956), British cricket administrator and former rugby union player
- Vinny Claffey, retired Irish hurler from Doon, County Offaly
- Vinny Lingham (b. 1979), South African Internet entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Yola, Inc
- Vinny Paz (b. 1962), Italian-American former boxer and world champion
- Vinny DeMacedo, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008 2
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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