Byrne
Byrne (variations: Byrnes, O'Byrne, O'Byrnes, Burns, Beirne, Bourne) meaning 'raven', is derived from the Irish name Ó Broin, and is the seventh most common surname in Ireland today.
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[edit] History
In Gaelic, 'Byrne' means "descendant of Bran". The name has been traced back to the ancient Celtic chieftain, Bran Mac Maolmòrrdha, King of Leinster, deposed in 1018,[1] (d. 1052), who belonged to the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. Along with King Conn of the Hundred Battles, he was descended from Cathair Mor, an earlier king of Leinster, who was also monarch of all Ireland around 200 AD. The clan's motto is the Latin phrase Certavi et Vici which means "I have fought and conquered". The O'Byrnes are close cousins of the O'Tooles.[citation needed]
In pre-Norman times, the O'Byrnes and the O'Tooles, then respectively known as the Ul FhaelIin and Uí Muireadaig septs, inhabited the rich Kildare plains.' With the progress of the Anglo-Norman conquest, these septs were compelled to migrate to the poorer lands and the mountainous country eastwards, appropriating the lands of ancient tribes who occupied this region, later to be denominated as the county of Wicklow.[2]
Some of the first settlers of this name in America were: Dinnis Byrne, who settled in Barbados in 1679; Adam O'Byrne, who settled in Jamaica in 1734; James and Patrick O'Byrne, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1806.
[edit] People
- Alan Byrne, Irish footballer
- Alexandra Byrne, costume designer
- Alfred Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Allie Byrne, British actress
- Andrew Byrne, first Catholic Bishop of Little Rock
- Anthony Byrne, Australian politician
- Bill Byrne, athletics director at Texas A&M university
- Brendan Byrne, Governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982
- Brian Byrne, Canadian musician
- Bryan Byrne, Irish footballer
- Catherine Byrne, Irish politician
- Charles Byrne, "The Irish Giant"
- Charles J. O'Byrne, American politician, former Catholic priest
- Charlie Byrne, Irish football player
- Chris Byrne, musician
- Christopher Byrne, Irish politician
- Cliff Byrne, Irish footballer
- Conan Byrne, Irish footballer
- Condon Byrne, Australian politician
- Damian Byrne, Artist
- Damien Byrne, footballer
- David Byrne (politician)
- David Byrne (musician)
- David Byrne (English footballer)
- David Byrne (South African footballer)
- Dean Byrne, chef
- Debra Byrne, Australian singer
- Declan Byrne, cartoonist
- Denis Byrne, Irish sportsman
- Dominic Byrne, British newsreader and presenter
- Donald Byrne, chess player
- Donn Byrne, Irish novelist
- Ed Byrne, comedian
- Eddie Byrne, British actor
- Edward Abraham Byrne, New York engineer
- Emma Byrne, Irish footballer
- Emmet Byrne, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Eric Byrne, Irish politician
- Eugene Byrne, English writer
- Fiach Mc Hugh O'Byrne, notable in Irish history
- Francis John Byrne, Irish historian
- Frank M. Byrne, eighth governor of South Dakota
- Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor
- Gay Byrne, Irish broadcaster
- George Byrne, English cricketer
- Gerry Byrne, Canadian politician
- Gerry Byrne, English footballer
- Gonçalo Byrne, Portuguese architect
- Henry Byrne, Irish politician
- Hollis Byrne, British singer
- Hugh Byrne (Fianna Fáil)
- Hugh Byrne (rugby league footballer)
- Humberto Bonfante O'Byrne, Spanish Baseball Commentator
- James Byrne (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Byrne (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- James A. Byrne, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Jane Byrne, mayor of Chicago, Illinois
- Jason Byrne (comedian)
- Jason Byrne (writer)
- Jason Byrne (footballer)
- Jasmine Byrne, American pornographic actress
- Jennifer Byrne, journalist
- Jenny Byrne, Australian tennis player
- Joe Byrne, Australian outlaw
- John Byrne (comics), British-American comic book artist
- John Byrne (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Byrne (playwright)
- John Byrne (Irish artist)
- John Byrne (Irish footballer)
- John Byrne (cricketer)
- John V. Byrne (former President, Oregon State University; former Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Johnny Byrne (writer), BBC editor and writer
- Johnny Byrne (footballer)
- Kier Byrnes, musician
- Larry Byrne, Irish footballer
- Lee Byrne, Welsh rugby player
- Leo Christopher Byrne, US Roman Catholic archbishop
- Leslie Byrne, U.S. Congresswoman from the state of Virginia
- Liam Byrne, British politician
- Mairéad Byrne, Irish poet
- Mark Byrne, Irish football player
- Mark Byrnes, Australian football player
- Martha Byrne, American actress
- Mary Byrne (singer), Irish singer
- Michael Byrne (actor)
- Michael Byrne (sailor)
- Myles Byrne, a leader in the Irish rebellion of 1798
- Neil Byrne, singer in the group Celtic Thunder
- Nicky Byrne, member of Irish boy band Westlife
- Oliver Byrne (mathematician) and author of coloured Euclid
- Pat Byrne, Irish football player and manager
- Patricia M. Byrne
- Patrick Byrne (architect)
- Patrick M. Byrne, businessman
- Patsy Byrne, English actress
- Paul Byrne (disambiguation)
- Paula Byrne, British author
- Peter Byrne (actor)
- Ric Byrne, American wrestler and author
- Richie Byrne, Irish footballer
- Robert Byrne, chess player
- Roger Byrne, English footballer
- Rose Byrne, Australian actress
- Rosemary Byrne, Member of the Scottish parliament
- Rory Byrne, car designer
- Sarah-Kate O'Byrne, Australian National Gymnast and Acrobat
- Scott Byrne, American drummer
- Sean Byrne (footballer), Irish footballer
- Shane Byrne (rugby player), Irish rugby player
- Shane Byrne (motorcycle racer)
- Shaun Byrne, English footballer
- Stephen Byrne, Irish sportsman
- Steve Byrne, comedian
- Terry Byrne, English football manager
- Thomas Byrne (VC), Irish Victoria Cross recipient
- Thomas Byrne, Cleveland Irish flautist
- Thomas R. Byrne, U.S. politician
- Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)
- Todd Byrne, Australian rugby player
- Tommy Byrne (musician)
- Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
- Tommy Byrne (baseball)
- Tony Byrne (boxer), Irish boxer
- Walter Byrne, Professional baseball umpire
- William Matthew Byrne, Jr., American judge
- William Byrne, Irish catholic missionary and educator
- Byrne Offutt, American actor
[edit] Other uses
- Byrne: A Novel by Anthony Burgess
- Byrne Dairy, based in New York
- Caroline Byrne case, relating to the death of the Australian model
- David Byrne (album), by the same musician
- O'Byrne Cup
[edit] Further reading
- The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes by Daniel Byrne-Rothwell
