Frequency: (674)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Irish: variant spelling of Byrne. (In Ireland O'Beirne is found in Connacht, O'Byrne in Leinster.)
GIVEN NAMES: Irish 6%. Fintan, Padraic.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
