Adye is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname John Adye (born 1939), British cryptographer John Miller Adye (1819–1900), British Army general and artist Stephen Galway Adye (1740−1838), English Royal Artillery Officer Stephen Payne Adye (c. 1740 – 1794), English Royal Artillery officer Given name Adye Douglas (1815–1906), Australian lawyer, politician and cricketer