Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
OBYRNE
There are approximately 560 people named Obyrne in the UK. That makes it the 9,894th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Obyrne.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
OborneObyrn
Obyrnes
O'Byrne
Obyrns
O'Byrnes
O'Byrn
O'Buyrn
O'Byrns
Obyron
O'Byrnie
Obyren
Obryrne
Obryne
O'Byrone
Oburne
Obrine
Obarne
Obirne
Oberne
Obryn
The Obyrne surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
O'BYRNE. "The O'Byrncs were the formidable chieftains of that last subjugated district of Ireland, now tlie county of Wicklow ; the present barony of Ballinacor and the Ranilogh were possessed exclusively by them, and they, with the O'Tooles, the territorial lords of the remainder of this county,maintained,for nearly four centuries, an unceasing war against Dublin and the English Pale." The surname first appears in 1119. D'Alton.