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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

Oborne
Obyrn
Obyrnes
O'Byrne
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O'Buyrn
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O'Byrnie
Obyren
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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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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