Last name origin & meaning: Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin ‘descendant of
Bran’, a personal name based on bran ‘raven’. Bran was
the name of a son of the King of Leinster, who died at Cologne in
1052, and also of the hero of an 8th century voyage tale. Famous people with this last name:
David Byrne,
Gabriel Byrne
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