Surname Origin

The Byrne Surname


Meaning
descendant of Bran
Type
Patronymic
Root
Irish Ó Broin
Chiefly
Wicklow and Dublin

Bran means ‘raven’ in Irish. The sept was seated in Wicklow and the name remains concentrated there and in Dublin.

O’Byrne and Byrne are the same name with and without the prefix.

Bestow the name a title it never had

An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Byrne name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.

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