The origin of the name Spinney is English and the Coat of Arms contains Black with a silver chevron between three gold crescents.
Spelling variations include: Spiney, Spinney, Spine, Spines and others.
First found in Warwickshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: C. Spinney who arrived in New York in 1823; J. Spinney arrived in San Francisco in 1850; Thomas Spines settled in New England in 1767.
