Abney (surname)
Abney is a 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
- Thomas Abney (1640–1721),
- Lord Thomas Abney, Principle founder of the Bank of England, Lord Mayor of London, MP for Leicester
- William de Wiveleslie Abney (1844–1920), English chemist and educationist
- David Abney, CEO UPS
- Benjamin Abney, South Carolina Lawyer, and philanthropist
- Benjamin Abney, Oklahoma Lawyer, and cofounder of Riggs & Abney law firm
- Susie Mathews Abney, founder of the Abney Foundation
- John Pope Abney, the founder of Abney Mills
See also
This page lists people with the surname Abney.
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