Byrne

Byrne (also O'Byrne) is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Broin or Ó Beirn.

There are two Irish surnames which have Byrne as their English spelling; the most common comes from Ó Broin, which refers to the Leinster-based family of Bran as described below. The less common family name is Ó Beirn or Ó Beirne, which comes from a different family and is most commonly found in the Northwest of Ireland.

The most prominent Byrnes were the O'Byrne family of Leinster.

List of people surnamed Byrne or O'Byrne

A–D

E–J

K–Z

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Given name

Other uses

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References

    Further reading
    • Byrne-Rothwell, Daniel. The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes. House of Lochar, 2010. ISBN 9781904817031
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