Abney
English
Etymology
From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Abba + īeġ (“island”).
Proper noun
Abney (countable and uncountable, plural Abneys)
- A village in the Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK194792).
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Abney is the 3579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9948 individuals. Abney is most common among White (68.8%) and Black/African American (26.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
Anagrams
- Baney, Bayne, Bynea, beany