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Catchpenny Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'a catchpenny,' a man who tried to hit the popular fancy as a chapman, who had something to sell that would readily catch a penny.

N. Kachepeny, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Catchpenny Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from a nickname. 'a catchpenny,' a man who tried to hit the popular fancy as a chapman, who had something to sell that would readily catch a penny.

N. Kachepeny, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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