The 7th most common Irish Surname
The surname Byrne means 'Raven' - 'Byrne was 'O Broin' in it's Irish translation. O Broin means 'Descendant of Bran, who was the king of Leinster. Bran died in 1052 and was a descendant of Cathair Mor, an earlier king of Leinster who was also ruler of all Ireland around about the year 200 AD. Irish names vary alot around the middle ages. Some other variations of the surname Byrne include Byrnes, O'Byrne, O'Byrnes, Burns, Beirne.
When looking at the immigration and passenger lists from Ireland to North America and Canada, you can see evidence of many immigrants by the name Byrne. Dinnis Byrne (1679) Adam O'Byrne (1734) James O'Byrne & Patrick O'Byrne (1806)
Byrne is the 7th most common surname in Ireland today.
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