All variants of Byrne
Byrne households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland
All variants of ByrneHousehold numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map
Click on a county to see more detail| Antrim: | 16 | Armagh: | 33 | Belfast city: | 21 | Carlow: | 573 |
| Cavan: | 39 | Clare: | 27 | Cork: | 60 | Cork city: | 22 |
| Derry: | 9 | Donegal: | 228 | Down: | 159 | Dublin: | 582 |
| Dublin city: | 319 | Fermanagh: | 1 | Galway: | 133 | Kerry: | 25 |
| Kildare: | 394 | Kilkenny: | 316 | Laois: | 257 | Leitrim: | 51 |
| Limerick: | 73 | Longford: | 21 | Louth: | 335 | Mayo: | 131 |
| Meath: | 212 | Monaghan: | 100 | Offaly: | 126 | Roscommon: | 136 |
| Sligo: | 27 | Tipperary: | 110 | Tyrone: | 29 | Waterford: | 60 |
| Westmeath: | 104 | Wexford: | 537 | Wicklow: | 1205 |
Surname Dictionary
| Bourn | fairly rare: Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow, Connacht. English, 16 cent. See Burns. |
| Burn | rare: Down. See Burns. |
| Byrne | Very numerous: all provinces but primarily Dublin and Leinster. Ir. Ó Broin, Bran, raven, a popular personal name for men. A major sept of E Leinster who long resisted the English conquest. The name also represents Mac Broin, a Down name, and appears as Burns. Many Byrnes have resumed the "O" as O'Byrne. IF & SGG. |
| Ó Broin | fairly numerous: Dublin etc. Ir.Lang. See Byrne. |
| Ó Broin | O'Byrne, Byrnes: an-líonmhar ar fud na tíre, in Áth Cliath & Laighin ach go h-áirithe. Clann mhór a bhí suite i dtuaisceart Chill Dara am an Ionraidh agus a bhrúadh isteach i sléibhte Chill Mhantáin. Chuireadar troid chróga suas ar feadh na gcéadta blian. Shíolraíodar ó Bhran, rí Laighean, a bhásaigh i 1052. Tá cur síos luachmhar ar an gclann sa Leabhar Branach a deineadh sa 17 céad. IF & SGG. |
| O'Byrne | numerous: all areas, least in Ulster. Ir. Ó Broin, from first name Bran (raven). They were a leading sept of Wicklow. IF. |
MAPS
- Byrne variants in 1659
- 1850s Byrne householders by civil parish
- 1864-1921 Byrne births UPDATED
- 1864-1922 Byrne deaths NEW
- 1845-1922 Byrne marriages
- 1901 Byrne heads of household
- 1911 Byrne heads of household
- Byrne Roman Catholic baptisms
- Byrne Roman Catholic marriages
The surname
Parishes where Byrne and a second surname are found together
Variants in Griffith's
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