Bryne is used as a family name or surname in Welsh. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bryne
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: A river in Donegal, Ireland. In Welsh, a hill. In Saxon, Bryne means a burning

How popular is Bryne?

Bryne is ranked 220294 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Brynes grew by 24.4898 per cent to 244 since 2000 and ranked 78316 after elevating 9767 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.16 93.37
Hispanic or Latino 2.87 0
Bryne is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Norway which may be its originating country too. Around 1515 people have been found who wears Bryne as their family name. Bryne is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,040 Guyana6
46,707 New Zealand5
1,014,159 India4
121,340 Spain4
12,172 Ghana2
20,595 China2
219,873 France2
35,969 Denmark2
12,161 Wales2
26,123 Malaysia2
40,256 Mexico2
13,447 Uganda1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
66,560 Philippines1
897,276 Russia1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
36,678 Singapore1
14,644 Tunisia1
16,283 Lithuania1
5,872 Namibia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,770 Canada98
26,517 Australia89
12,704 Sweden73
4,790 Ireland71
Countries with hundreds of Bryne:
1,267 Norway459
60,608 United States420
34,900 England124
43,624 South Africa110
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Honor Bryne worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Dublin on Wave and arrived on May 11, 1846. Immigrant Johnny Bryne, Spinster Bridget Bryne, Alis Bryne (35) Servant, Maid Bridgt. Bryne, Mrgt. Bryne, aged 30, Thomas Bryne (8), John Bryne, aged 35, U Bryne (35) Weaver, and 68 other Bryne around 32.56% of whom were workman while others worked as mason and farmer, tailoress migrated to US.

Bryne Namesakes

  • Albertus Bryne, Composer
  • Barbara Bryne, Film actress
  • Ethel Bryne, Registered nurse
  • Albertus Bryne, Composer
  • Joe Bryne, Politician
  • Jenny Bryne, Film actress
  • P. Bryne, Record Producer
  • David Gregory Bryne, Film Score Composer
  • J. Bryne-Daniel, Author
  • James J. Bryne Jr., Actor

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