Birney (surname)
Birney is a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- David B. Birney (1825–1864), American Civil War Union general
- David Birney (born 1939), American actor
- Earle Birney (1904–1995), Canadian poet
- Ewan Birney (born 1972), British biologist
- Jack Birney (1928–1995), Australian politician
- James G. Birney (1792–1857), abolitionist; candidate for U.S. President (Liberty Party) in 1840 and 1844
- Matt Birney (born 1969), Australian politician
References
[edit]- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 19. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
This page lists people with the surname Birney.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.