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'''Byrne''' (variations: '''Byrnes, O'Byrne, O'Byrnes, Burns, Beirne''') meaning '[[raven]]', is derived from the [[Irish name]] '''Ó Broin''', and is the seventh most common [[last name]] in [[Ireland]] today.
== History ==
'Ó Broin', the [[Irish language|Gaelic]] form of 'Byrne', means descendant of Bran. The name has been traced back to ancient [[Celt]]ic [[tribal chief|chieftain]], [[Bran Mac Maolmòrrdha]], the King of [[Leinster]] who died in 1052 A.D. 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".
Some of the first settlers of this name in [[Americas|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.
== 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 (politician)]]
*[[Charles Byrne]], "The Irish Giant"
*[[Charlie Byrne]], Irish football player
*[[Chris Byrne]], musician
*[[Christopher Byrne]], Irish politician
*[[Cliff Byrne]], Irish footballer
*[[Conan Byrne]], Irish footballer
*[[Condon Byrne]], Australian politician
*[[Damien Byrne]], footballer
*[[David Byrne (politician)]]
*[[David Byrne (musician)]]
*[[David Byrne (English footballer)]]
*[[David Byrne (South African footballer)]]
*[[Debra Byrne]], Australian singer
*[[Denis Byrne]], Irish sportsman
*[[Donald Byrne]], chess player
*[[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 (politician)|Gerry Byrne]], Canadian politician
*[[Gerry Byrne (footballer)|Gerry Byrne]], English footballer
*[[Henry Byrne]], Irish politician
*[[Hollis Byrne]], British singer
*[[Hugh Byrne (Fianna Fáil)]]
*[[Hugh Byrne (rugby league footballer)]]
*[[James Byrne]], Migrant Orphan of the Artane Orphanage, Mullingar, Éire
*[[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]], British-American comic book artist
*[[John Byrne (VC)]], Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
*[[John Byrne (Scottish artist)]]
*[[John Byrne (Irish artist)]]
*[[Johnny Byrne]], writer
*[[Johnny Byrne (footballer)]]
*[[John Byrne (Irish footballer)]]
*[[Johnny Byrne]], BBC editor
*[[John Byrne (cricketer)]]
*[[Josh Byrne]], American actor
*[[Kier Byrnes]], musician
*[[Larry Byrne]], Irish footballer
*[[Lee Byrne]], Welsh rugby player
*[[Leslie Byrne]], U.S. Congresswoman from the state of Virginia
*[[Liam Byrne]], British politician
*[[Mairéad Byrne]], Irish poet
*[[Mark Byrnes]], Australian football player
*[[Martha Byrne]], American actress
*[[Michael Byrne (actor)]]
*[[Michael Byrne (sailor)]]
*[[Moses Byrne]], founder of Piedmont, Wyoming
*[[Myles Byrne]], a leader in the Irish rebellion of 1798
*[[Nicky Byrne]], member of Irish boy band Westlife
*[[Oliver Byrne]], 19th century Irish mathematician
*[[Pat Byrne]], Irish football player and manager
*[[Patrick M. Byrne]], businessman
*[[Patsy Byrne]], English actress
*[[Paul Byrne]], Irish footballer
*[[Paula Byrne]], British author
*[[Peter V. Byrne]], first President of Depaul University
*[[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
*[[Scott Byrne]], American drummer
*[[Sean Byrne]], Irish footballer
*[[Shane Byrne]], Irish rugby player
*[[Shane Byrne (motorcycle racer)]]
*[[Stephen Byrne]], Irish sportsman
*[[Steve Byrne]], English tattoo artist
*[[Thomas Byrne]], Irish Victoria Cross recipient
*[[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]], Irish boxer
*[[Wayne Byrne]], Irish footballer
*[[William Byrne]], American judge
*[[William Byrne (catholic)|William Byrne]], Irish catholic missionary and educator
*[[Charles J. O'Byrne]], American politician, ex-Catholic Priest
*[[Byrne Offutt]], American actor
==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]]
==See also==
*[[Byrnes]]
*[[Bryne (disambiguation)]]
[[Category:Irish surnames]]
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