Abney (surname)

Abney is an English surname, which evolved in spelling from the surname D'Aubigny. The name originated from meaning "of" or "from" Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné (now in Ille-et-Vilaine department). Notable people with the surname include:

• Derek Abney (born 1980), American footballer
• Don Abney (1923–2000), American jazz pianist
• Larry Abney (born 1977), American basketball player
• Mary Abney (1676–1750), English aristocrat
• Sir Thomas Abney (1640–1722), Lord Mayor of London
• Thomas Abney (judge) (1690 or 1691 – 1750), English barrister and judge
• William de Wiveleslie Abney (1844–1920), English chemist and educationist