Cognomen Abney (ابنى 
, أبني , Abney 
) , all around the world, is quite a common family name. The last name Abney is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Egypt, and Canada. Much less frequently, Abney is the forename as well as the last name.
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| ابنى | Yemen, Iraq, Egypt |
| أبني | Iraq, Egypt |
| Abney | United Kingdom, Morocco, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| john abney (1476-1550) (b. 1476) |
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thomas abney Lord Mayor of London, GB (b. 1640) |
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| edward abney English politician, GB (b. 1631) |
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| robert abney (born 1672) (b. 1672) |
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| mary abney English congregationalist (b. 1676) |
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| thomas abney English judge (b. 1690) |
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| william abney (1713-1800) (b. 1713) |
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| robert abney (born 1748) (b. 1748) |
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| edward abney (1751-1827), GB (b. 1751) |
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| george abney (born 1753), GB (b. 1753) |
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| samuel bracebridge abney (1771-1803) (b. 1771) |
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| william abney (1772-1772) (b. 1772) |
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| anne abney (born 1772) (b. 1772) |
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| catharina martha abney (1776-1776) (b. 1776) |
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| william wotton abney (1780-1822) (b. 1780) |
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