Byrne

See also: byrne

English

Alternative forms

• Byrn

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin (“descendant of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).

Proper noun

Byrne (plural Byrnes)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name derived from the surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Byrne is the 1198^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29503 individuals. Byrne is most common among White (94.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Byrne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.

Anagrams

• Bryen