Binney Explained

Binney is surname of Scottish origin.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Amos Binney, American physician, malacologist and father of William G. Binney
• Constance Binney (1896–1989), American stage and film actress and dancer
• David Binney, saxophonist and composer
• Don Binney, New Zealand painter
• Edward William Binney (1812–1882), English geologist
• Edwin Binney (1866–1934), inventor of the Crayola crayon
• Fred Binney (born 1946), English former professional footballer
• George Binney (Sir Frederick George Binney; 1900–1972), British arctic explorer
• Hibbert Binney (1819–1887), Canadian Church of England bishop
• Horace Binney (1780–1875), American lawyer
• Hugh Binney (Admiral Sir Thomas Hugh Binney; 1883–1953), British naval officer and administrator
• James Binney (born 1950), British astrophysicist
• James Binney (cricketer) (1885–1978), born Edgar James Binney, Australian cricketer
• Jonathan Binney (1723–1807), merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
• Dame Judith Binney (born 1940) New Zealand historian
• Marcus Binney (born 1944), British architectural historian and author
• Roy Keith Binney (1886-1957), New Zealand architect
• Thomas Binney (1798–1874), English Congregationalist
• William G. Binney (1833–1909), American malacologist
• William Binney (U.S. intelligence official) (born 1943), American intelligence official and NSA whistleblower

See also

• Binney & Burnham, an American automobile built in Boston from 1901 to 1902.
• Binney & Smith, a former name for Crayola LLC, an American company for marking utensils
• Binney, Illinois, an unincorporated community, United States

Notes and References

1. Book: Sims . Clifford Stanley . The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. . 1862 . J. Munsell . Albany, New York . 1060940902 . 19. Internet Archive.