How common is the surname Abney?

9,948 people in the United States had the surname Abney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,036 Americans. It ranked 3,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abney?

William de Wiveleslie Abney, British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1843–1920), followed by Don Abney.

Where is the surname Abney most common?

Wikidata records people named Abney in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Abney getting more or less common?

More common. 9,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,948 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Abney

An English place surname, carried by 9,948 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abney is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Abba + īeġ (“island”).

Abney is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,948 people named Abney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,036 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,743.

#3,579

rank among US surnames

9,948

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,355)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,575	Beckham	9,960	30,999
#3,576	Ashcraft	9,957	31,008
#3,578	Kunz	9,953	31,020
#3,579	Abney	9,948	31,036

Who is named Abney

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Abney identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abneys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William de Wiveleslie Abney
British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1843–1920)
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)

Notable Abneys come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Abney come from?: From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Abba + īeġ (“island”).
How common is the surname Abney?: 9,948 people in the United States had the surname Abney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,036 Americans. It ranked 3,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abney?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Abney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Abney?: William de Wiveleslie Abney, British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1843–1920), followed by Don Abney.
Where is the surname Abney most common?: Wikidata records people named Abney in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
What type of surname is Abney?: Abney is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Abney getting more or less common?: More common. 9,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,948 in 2010, up 2.1%.