as a Last Name
- 29,542
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Byrne
Meaning & Origins
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin ‘descendant of Bran’, a personal name based on bran ‘raven’. Bran was the name of a son of the King of Leinster, who died at Cologne in 1052, and also of the hero of an 8th century voyage tale.
| 1,021st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 29,542
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Massachusetts
- has the most people named Byrne per capita
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