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Byrne Family Crest
Byrne Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Byrne family come from? What is the Irish Byrne family crest and coat of arms? When did the Byrne family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Byrne family history?

The surname Byrne was "O Broin," in its Gaelic form, which means descendant of Bran. The family is descended from Bran, the king of Leinster who died in 1052, who, along with King Conn of the Hundred Battles descended from Cathair Mor, an earlier king of Leinster, who was also monarch of all Ireland around 200 AD.

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Just like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the Byrne family name include Byrne, Byrnes, O'Byrne, O'Byrnes and others.

First found in Leinster, where they were descended from Bran, the King of Leinster who died in 1052. He was descended from Cathair Mor King of Leinster, who was also Monarch of all Ireland about 200 A.D. From this stem King Conn of the Hundred Battles was also descended.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Byrne research. Another 257 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1544, 1580, 1591, 1597, 1744, 1761, 1775, 1780, 1783, 1799, and 1830 are included under the topic Early Byrne History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 40 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Byrne Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Byrne to North America:

Byrne Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Dinnis Byrne, who settled in Barbados in 1679

Byrne Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Henry Byrne, who landed in Virginia in 1741
  • Celia Byrne, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1746-1747
  • Lawrence Byrne, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1773
  • Garrett Byrne, who landed in North America in 1789

Byrne Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Edwd Byrne, who landed in America in 1804
  • John Byrne, who landed in America in 1804
  • Kavin Byrne, who landed in America in 1807
  • Mark Byrne, who arrived in America in 1809
  • Juan Byrne, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1810-1814


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  • Donn Byrne (1889-1928), Irish-American novelist who's works include "Messer Marco Polo" (1921) and "Hangman's House" (1926)
  • Tommy Byrne (b. 1919), American Major League Baseball player
  • Bobby Byrne (1918-2006), American jazz musician
  • David Byrne (b. 1952), American (Scottish born) singer and songwriter
  • Andrew Byrne (1802-1862), Irish-born, American Catholic priest, the first Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Alfred Byrne (1882-1956), Irish politician, who served as both an MP in the United Kingdom House of Commons, and as a Teachta Dála in Dáil Éireann
  • Eddie Byrne (1911-1981), Irish stage and film actor
  • Gabriel James Byrne (b. 1950), award-winning Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, and audiobook narrator
  • Alan Byrne (b. 1983), Irish footballer
  • Catherine Byrne (b. 1956), Irish Fine Gael politician

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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Certavi et vici
Motto Translation: I have fought and conquered.

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  3. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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  6. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The Byrne Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Byrne Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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