Byrne (also O'Byrne) is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Broin or Ó Beirn. 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. The most prominents Byrnes were the O'Byrne family of Leinster. List of people surnamed Byrne or O'Byrne A–D Alan Byrne (disambiguation), several people Alexandra Byrne, British costume designer Alfie Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin and TD Allie Byrne, British actress 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 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 Fiach McHugh O'Byrne (1534–1597), Irish Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin 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