UPDATE:
Trying to do this outside the Esri environment was clunky and a bit messy.
An easier method inside the Esri environment that was just pointed out to me.....
In ArcCatalog: Rename the original table (Feature Class), then copy and paste it with the original name.
*This is for Stand-alone Features*
Way cool......... worked like a charm and maintains all the spatial metadata that Esri requires.
Super Impressed!