Abney Surname

41,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Abney Surname Definition:

An estate near the Peak, in co. Derby, possessed by a family of the same name in very early times.

Abney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,4971:29,0043,599
Canada681:541,84745,466
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominica11:75,891912
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3421:37,4214,433

Abney (98) may also be a first name.

Abney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An estate near the Peak, in co. Derby, possessed by a family of the same name in very early times.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Northen French) Local A corruption of Aubigny, a town of France, in the department of Berry, whence the surname is derived; so D'Aubigny is corrupted to Dabney.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Derbyshire; in the Domesday Book, Habenai.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Abney: Amongst the old Derbyshire names now rare is that of Abney, which is taken from a place in the county. Willesley, or Wilsley, was for some centuries the seat of this family, and there they resided as far back as the reign of Henry VI.; one of the family was high sheriff of the county in 1656 (P.). The Abneys of Leicester in the 17th century, who on four occasions filled the office of mayor (Throsby's "Leicester"), probably hailed originally from the Derbyshire stock.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Abney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abney? popularity and diffusion

Abney is the 41,394th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 577,552 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Abney are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 98 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 12,497 people, or 1 in 29,004. In The United States Abney is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside.

Abney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Abney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Abney last name grew 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abney surname are 22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Abney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.05% more than the national average, earning 498,524 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $39,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aabney915/
Gabney912/
Habney912/
Abneyu911/
Abneyi911/
Abne891,517/
Abny898/
Abenney834/
Gaubney830/
Abner8011,258/
Abnet807,234/
Awney80490/
Obney80215/
Abnay80185/
Abnes8068/
Abnee8058/
Abnyh8028/
Gabne8027/
Avney8013/
Abnea806/
Abneh806/
Abnie806/
Ebney803/
Habne803/
Abneu802/
Abnae802/
Abnuy801/
Abnez801/
Abnei801/
Abnyo801/
Abhne801/
Aubne801/
Habny801/
Gabny800/
D'Aubney7724/
Gobney73392/
Abnett73389/
Abnnay73273/
Habner73269/
Gabhne73187/
Hawney73159/
Gavney7379/
Abenne7350/
Abinne7343/
Gabnay7328/
Aibnes7310/
Abnawe7310/
Aibner739/
Aibnuy739/
Abneer738/
Aabhne736/
Gabnie735/
Abnayo734/
Abhnge732/
Abnaye732/
Abnesh732/
Aubner732/
Hobney731/
Havney731/
Eavney731/
Eabeny731/
Eubney731/
Habnet731/
Aabner731/
Awneyi731/
Abniya731/
Abneas731/
Abnner731/
Ahbneh731/
Abenny731/
Abnayi731/
Abneja731/
Abnnet731/
Abnouy731/
Haabne731/
Ebneyi731/
Gabnee731/
Aibene731/
Abnoyi731/
Habnei731/
Habnes730/
Eabner730/
Awny6715,308/
Haubner673,509/
Abni67584/
Ebne67512/
Abna67142/
Avny6778/
Obenney6745/
Avne6727/
Gabniya6723/
Obne675/
Awne675/
Abnouje674/
Heabner672/
Aabnawe672/
Abnayih672/
Hassbne672/
Obny672/
Haybnes671/
Eaubner671/
Gabhnae671/
Eabenyi671/
Aabniyo671/
Hajbneh671/
Gabnaye671/
Gabnyeh671/
Abengne671/
Abennay671/
Abinnet671/
Abnaoue671/
Habnesh671/
Abneesh671/
Abneias671/
Abhnner671/
Gaiwney671/

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