Bryan (surname)

Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world.

This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an Anglo-Norman name, de Brionne, derived from either of two places called Brionne in the north of France—one is Brionne, in Eure; the other is Brionne in Creuse. It may also come from de Brienne from Brienne-le-Château. Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in Brittany, it was used among the Breton followers of the Normans who appear in England and Ireland. Alternatively, Bryan might be the anglicized form of the Irish surname O'Brien. The Irish spelling of the surname Brien, Brian or the Norman spelling Bryan would then have a much longer origin in Ireland than in Brittany, predating the Normans.

People with this surname

 * Albert Vickers Bryan (1899–1984), American judge
 * Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. (1926–2019), American judge
 * Alfred Bryan, American songwriter
 * Arthur Bryan, British business executive
 * Arthur Q. Bryan, American comedian
 * Ashley Bryan (1923-2022), American author and illustrator
 * The Bryan brothers, a tennis doubles team made up of American twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan (born 1978)
 * Brother Bryan, American Presbyterian minister
 * Cecil E. Bryan (1878–1951), American architect
 * Charles Faulkner Bryan (1911–1955), American composer
 * Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945), Governor of Nebraska
 * Charlie Bryan (1933–2013), American labor leader
 * Daniel Bryan, ring name of American professional wrestler Bryan Danielson (born 1981)
 * David Bryan, American musician
 * Donald Bryan, American politician
 * Dora Bryan, British actress
 * Elizabeth Carew née Bryan, mistress of Henry VIII and wife of his close friend, Nicholas Carew
 * Elizabeth M. Bryan (1942–2008), British paediatrician
 * Ernie Bryan, Welsh footballer
 * Sir Francis Bryan, brother of Elizabeth, sixteenth-century politician, known as The Vicar of Hell
 * Gary Bryan, American DJ
 * Gay Bryan, American long and triple jumper
 * George Bryan (1731–1791), colonial Pennsylvania businessman and politician
 * George Bryan, Scottish curler, European champion
 * George Hartley Bryan (1864–1928), English mathematician and engineer
 * Godfrey Bryan (1902–1991), English cricketer
 * Goode Bryan American Civil War Confederate general
 * Henderson Bryan, Barbadian cricketer
 * Henry Francis Bryan, 17th Governor of American Samoa
 * Henry Hunter Bryan, American politician
 * Jack Bryan, English cricketer
 * Jane Bryan, American actress
 * Jenny Bryan, Canadian professor and R developer
 * Jimmy Bryan, American racing driver
 * John Davies Bryan (1857-1888), Welsh retailer
 * John H. Bryan, American CEO
 * John Neely Bryan, Founder of the city of Dallas
 * Joseph Hunter Bryan, American politician
 * Joseph M. Bryan, American businessman and philanthropist
 * Karen Bryan, Speech therapist and deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich
 * Kathleen Price Bryan, American philanthropist
 * Kean Bryan, English footballer
 * Kirk Bryan (geologist), American geologist
 * Kirk Bryan (oceanographer) (born 1929), American oceanographer
 * Lettice Bryan (1805–1877), American author
 * Luke Bryan, American country music singer-songwriter
 * Margaret Bryan, made Baroness Bryan in her own right for running the households of all four of Henry VIII's acknowledged children
 * Mark Bryan, Veterinarian
 * Marvin Bryan, English footballer
 * Michael Bryan (art historian), Art connoisseur and author
 * Nancy Anne Bryan (1930–2010), American philanthropist
 * Nathan Bryan, American politician
 * Nathan P. Bryan, American politician
 * Quisi Bryan (born 1970), American murderer on death row
 * Rebecca Bryan, wife of Daniel Boone
 * Richard Bryan, American politician
 * Ronnie Bryan (1898–1970), English cricketer
 * Sabrina Bryan, American actress
 * Samuel Bryan, American political writer
 * Taven Bryan, American football player
 * Thomas Bryan (VC), British soldier
 * Thomas Bryan (Chief Justice), English judge who served as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
 * Vincent P. Bryan, Canadian songwriter
 * William James Bryan (1876–1908), US Senator from Florida
 * William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), American politician and three-time Presidential candidate
 * William Joel Bryan, Texan soldier & landowner
 * Zachery Ty Bryan (born 1981), American actor