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The Name Byron - Origin and Meaning of Byron
  



The Name Byron - Origin and Meaning of Byron


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Byron

Old English

Usage of the Name Byron

English

Meaning of the Name Byron

The name Byron comes from a surname meaning "at the byres" or "at the barn" in Old English. The surname denoted a person who lived there because of his job.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Byron Haskin (1899 - 1984), an American film and television director; Byron White (1917 - 2002), an American footballer; Byron Scott (born 1961), an American basketball player and coach. A bearer of the surname is George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824), an English poet.
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