as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, first bestowed as a given name in honour of the poet Lord Byron (George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron, 1784–1824). The surname derives from the Old English phrase æt ðǣm bӯrum ‘at the byres or cattlesheds’, and denoted someone who lived there because it was his job to look after cattle.
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Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 58,755
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 71,964
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Byron per capita
- 1967
- marked the height of its popularity
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