Byrne

Byrne is an Irish surname and less commonly a given name. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Broin or Ó Beirn, which are also linked to the surname O'Byrne.

There are two Irish surnames which have Byrne as their English spelling; the most common comes from Ó Broin, which refers to the Leinster-based family of Bran as described below. The less common family name is Ó Beirn or Ó Beirne, which comes from a different family and is most commonly found in the Northwest of Ireland.

A–D

 * Alan Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Alexandra Byrne, British costume designer
 * Alex Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Alfie Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin and TD
 * Allie Byrne, British actress
 * Andrea Byrne, who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
 * Andrew Byrne, first Catholic Bishop of Little Rock
 * Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known under his stage name Hozier (born 1990), Irish singer and songwriter
 * Anthony Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Bill Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Billy Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Bob Byrne, Irish comics writer
 * Bradley Byrne (born 1965), American business attorney and politician
 * Brendan Byrne, Governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982
 * Brian Byrne, Canadian musician
 * Bryan Byrne (footballer), Irish footballer
 * Caroline Byrne (1970–1995), Australian model, subject of a murder case
 * Catherine Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Celine Byrne (born 1980), Irish opera soprano
 * Charles Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Charlie Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Christopher Byrne (disambiguation), several people named Chris or Christopher
 * Cliff Byrne, Irish footballer
 * Conan Byrne, Irish footballer
 * Condon Byrne, Australian politician
 * Connor Byrne (born 1964), Irish actor
 * Conor Byrne (died 1948), Irish politician and medical practitioner
 * Damien Byrne, Irish footballer
 * Danny Byrne, English footballer
 * David Byrne (born 1952), Scottish-born American musician
 * David Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Dean Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Debra Byrne, Australian singer
 * Declan Byrne, fictional character in British soap opera Family Affairs
 * Denis Byrne, Irish sportsman
 * Dominic Byrne, British newsreader and presenter
 * Donald Byrne, American chess player
 * Donn Byrne, Irish novelist
 * Doris I. Byrne (1905–1975), New York politician and judge

E–J

 * Edward Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Emma Byrne, Irish footballer
 * Emma Byrne (author), British author
 * Emmet Byrne, US Representative from Illinois
 * Eric Byrne, Irish politician
 * Eugene Byrne, English writer
 * Francis Byrne (politician) (1877–1938), Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
 * Francis John Byrne, Irish historian
 * Frank Byrne (Australian politician) (1837–1923), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
 * Frank Byrne (Irish nationalist), instigator of the Irish National Invincibles
 * Frank M. Byrne, eighth governor of South Dakota
 * Gabriel Byrne (born 1950), Irish actor
 * Gay Byrne (1934–2019), Irish broadcaster
 * George Byrne (1892–1973), English cricketer
 * Gerry Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Greg Byrne (athletic_director), University of Alabama athletic director
 * Gonçalo Byrne (born 1941), Portuguese architect
 * Henry Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Hollis Byrne, Irish rapper/ singer
 * Hugh Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * James Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Jane Byrne (1933–2014), mayor of Chicago, Illinois
 * Jason Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Jennifer Byrne (born 1955), Australian journalist
 * Jenny Byrne (born 1967), Australian tennis player
 * Joe Byrne (1856–1880), Australian outlaw
 * Joe Byrne (Northern Ireland politician), Irish politician
 * John Byrne (disambiguation), several people named John or Johnny
 * Julie Byrne, American musician
 * Josh Byrne (born 1996), Canadian lacrosse player

K–Z

 * Kevin P. Byrne, United States Navy admiral
 * Kurtis Byrne, Irish professional association football player
 * Lee Byrne, Welsh rugby player
 * Leo Christopher Byrne, American Roman Catholic archbishop
 * Leslie Byrne, US Congresswoman from the state of Virginia
 * Liam Byrne, British politician
 * Liam Byrne (rugby league), Irish international rugby league footballer
 * Liam Byrne (Irish criminal) (born 1980), Irish gangster and criminal
 * Mairéad Byrne, Irish poet
 * Margaret Byrne, Australian scientist
 * Margaret Mary Byrne (born 1949), American politician
 * Mark Byrne, Irish football player
 * Martha Byrne, American actress
 * Mary Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Matt Byrne (born 1974), British Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
 * Matt Byrne, drummer of the American band Hatebreed
 * Michael Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Myles Byrne, a leader in the Irish rebellion of 1798
 * Neil Byrne, Irish singer in the group Celtic Thunder
 * Nicky Byrne, member of Irish boy band Westlife
 * Oliver Byrne (football chairman) (1944–2007), CEO of Irish soccer club Shelbourne F.C.
 * Oliver Byrne (mathematician) (1810–1880), Irish civil engineer and author
 * Pat Byrne (footballer), Irish football player and manager
 * Patricia M. Byrne (1925–2007), American diplomat
 * Patrick Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Patsy Byrne, English actress
 * Paul Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Paula Byrne, British author
 * Peter Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Richie Byrne, Irish footballer
 * Robert Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Roger Byrne, English footballer
 * Rose Byrne, Australian actress
 * Rosemary Byrne, Member of the Scottish parliament
 * Rory Byrne, South African car designer
 * Sam Byrne (footballer), Irish footballer
 * Sean Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Shane Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Shaun Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Shay Byrne, Irish radio host
 * Sophie Byrne, Australian filmmaker
 * Stephen Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Steve Byrne, American comedian and actor
 * Terry Byrne, English football manager
 * Thomas Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Todd Byrne, Australian rugby player
 * Tommy Byrne (disambiguation), several people
 * Tony Byrne (disambiguation), Irish boxer
 * Walter Byrne (1849–1931), professional baseball umpire in 1882, see List of Major League Baseball umpires
 * William Byrne (disambiguation), several people

Notable people with the given name

 * Byrne Offutt, American actor
 * Byrne Piven (1929–2002), American actor