Byrne is an Irish surname and less commonly a given name. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Broin or Ó Beirn, which are also linked to the surname O'Byrne.
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.
Notable people with the surname
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Alan Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Alexandra Byrne, British costume designer
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Alex Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Alfie Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin and TD
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Allie Byrne, British actress
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Andrea Byrne, who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
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Andrew Byrne, first Catholic Bishop of Little Rock
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Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known under his stage name Hozier (born 1990), Irish singer and songwriter
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Anthony Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Bill Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Billy Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Bob Byrne, Irish comics writer
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Bradley Byrne (born 1965), American business attorney and politician
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Brendan Byrne, Governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982
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Brian Byrne, Canadian musician
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Bryan Byrne (footballer), Irish footballer
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Caroline Byrne (1970–1995), Australian model, subject of a murder case
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Catherine Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Celine Byrne (born 1980), Irish opera soprano
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Charles Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Charlie Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Christopher Byrne (disambiguation), several people named Chris or Christopher
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Cliff Byrne, Irish footballer
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Conan Byrne, Irish footballer
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Condon Byrne, Australian politician
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Connor Byrne (born 1964), Irish actor
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Conor Byrne (died 1948), Irish politician and medical practitioner
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Damien Byrne, Irish footballer
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Danny Byrne, English footballer
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David Byrne (born 1952), Scottish-born American musician
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David Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Dean Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Debra Byrne, Australian singer
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Declan Byrne, fictional character in British soap opera Family Affairs
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Denis Byrne, Irish sportsman
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Dominic Byrne, British newsreader and presenter
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Donald Byrne, American chess player
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Donn Byrne, Irish novelist
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Doris I. Byrne (1905–1975), New York politician and judge
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Edward Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Emma Byrne, Irish footballer
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Emma Byrne (author), British author
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Emmet Byrne, US Representative from Illinois
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Eoin Ó Broin, Irish politician
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Noisestorm (real name Eoin Ó Broin), musician
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Eric Byrne, Irish politician
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Eugene Byrne, English writer
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Francis Byrne (politician) (1877–1938), Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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Francis John Byrne, Irish historian
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Frank Byrne (Australian politician) (1837–1923), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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Frank Byrne (Irish nationalist), instigator of the Irish National Invincibles
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Frank M. Byrne, eighth governor of South Dakota
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Gabriel Byrne (born 1950), Irish actor
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Gay Byrne (1934–2019), Irish broadcaster
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George Byrne (1892–1973), English cricketer
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Gerry Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Greg Byrne (athletic_director), University of Alabama athletic director
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Gonçalo Byrne (born 1941), Portuguese architect
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Henry Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Hollis Byrne, Irish rapper/ singer
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Hugh Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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James Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Jane Byrne (1933–2014), mayor of Chicago, Illinois
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Jason Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Jennifer Byrne (born 1955), Australian journalist
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Jenny Byrne (born 1967), Australian tennis player
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Joe Byrne (1856–1880), Australian outlaw
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Joe Byrne (Northern Ireland politician), Irish politician
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John Byrne (disambiguation), several people named John or Johnny
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Julie Byrne, American musician
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Joanna Byrne, Irish politician
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Josh Byrne (born 1996), Canadian lacrosse player
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Kathy Byrne (1957–2024), American lawyer
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Kevin P. Byrne, United States Navy admiral
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Kurtis Byrne, Irish professional association football player
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Lee Byrne, Welsh rugby player
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Leo Christopher Byrne, American Roman Catholic archbishop
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Leslie Byrne, US Congresswoman from the state of Virginia
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Liam Byrne, British politician
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Liam Byrne (rugby league), Irish international rugby league footballer
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Liam Byrne (Irish criminal) (born 1980), Irish gangster and criminal
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Mairéad Byrne, Irish poet
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Margaret Byrne, Australian scientist
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Margaret Mary Byrne (born 1949), American politician
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Mark Byrne, Irish football player
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Martha Byrne, American actress
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Mary Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Matt Byrne (born 1974), British Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
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Matt Byrne, drummer of the American band Hatebreed
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Michael Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Myles Byrne, a leader in the Irish rebellion of 1798
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Neil Byrne, Irish singer in the group Celtic Thunder
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Nicky Byrne, member of Irish boy band Westlife
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Oliver Byrne (football chairman) (1944–2007), CEO of Irish soccer club Shelbourne F.C.
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Oliver Byrne (mathematician) (1810–1880), Irish civil engineer and author
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P.J. Byrne, American actor
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Pat Byrne (footballer), Irish football player and manager
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Patricia M. Byrne (1925–2007), American diplomat
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Patrick Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Patsy Byrne, English actress
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Paul Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Paula Byrne, British author
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Peter Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Richie Byrne, Irish footballer
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Robert Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Roger Byrne, English footballer
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Rose Byrne, Australian actress
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Rosemary Byrne, Member of the Scottish parliament
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Rory Byrne, South African car designer
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Sam Byrne (footballer), Irish footballer
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Sean Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Shane Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Shaun Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Shay Byrne, Irish radio host
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Sophie Byrne, Australian filmmaker
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Stephen Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Steve Byrne, American comedian and actor
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Terry Byrne, English football manager
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Thomas Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Todd Byrne, Australian rugby player
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Tommy Byrne (disambiguation), several people
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Tony Byrne (disambiguation), Irish boxer
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Walter Byrne (1849–1931), professional baseball umpire in 1882, see List of Major League Baseball umpires (A–F)
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William Byrne (disambiguation), several people
Notable people with the given name
See also
Further reading
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Byrne-Rothwell, Daniel. The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes. House of Lochar, 2010.
