Edney is a surname, possibly an English locative name from Adeney, which has been spread to North America and Australasia. Notable people with the surname include:

Beatrice Edney (born 1962), English actress Dennis Edney (born 1946, died 2023), Scottish-Canadian defense attorney James Edney (born 1870, died 1951), English bowls player June Elizabeth Edney (born 1956), English cricketer Leon Albert Edney (born 1935), American admiral Samuel Edney (born 1984), Canadian luger Sarah Edney (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player Philip 'Spike' Edney (born 1951), English musician Tyus Dwayne Edney Sr. (born 1973), American basketball player and coach

See also Adney, possible variant spelling Adeney, possible variant spelling Edneyville, North Carolina, named after early settlers, brothers Samuel and Asa Edney