Find out how popular the last name Bryon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bryon.

Bryon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bryon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bryon in America

Bryon is the 69170th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bryon surname appeared 284 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bryon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bryon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bryon

The surname Bryon originated in England. Its earliest roots can be traced back to the late 11th century, shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name derives from the Old French words "brun" meaning brown or dark complexion, and "iun" meaning young man or youth. It likely referred to a young man with a swarthy or dark complexion.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Bryon appears in the famous Domesday Book of 1086. This invaluable record of landholders and their estates lists several individuals with the name Bryon or variations such as Bruyn or Bruin, primarily concentrated in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

Over the centuries, the name Bryon evolved through various spellings, including Bryun, Brion, Brioun, and others. These variations often reflected regional dialects and scribal errors in record-keeping. The name was also influenced by place names, such as the village of Bryn in Lancashire, which may have contributed to its development.

Notable historical figures bearing the surname Bryon include Sir John Bryon (1292-1348), a knight who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence under Edward III. Another prominent individual was Sir Nicholas Bryon (1416-1480), a Member of Parliament and landowner in Lincolnshire during the Wars of the Roses.

In the 16th century, Sir John Bryon (1490-1558) was a distinguished soldier and courtier who served under Henry VIII and Edward VI. He is remembered for his involvement in the suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion in 1536.

The surname Bryon also has a literary connection through the English Romantic poet Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824), whose works such as "Don Juan" and "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" made him one of the most celebrated figures of the Romantic era.

Another notable figure was Sir John Byron (1723-1786), a British naval officer and explorer who circumnavigated the world and explored the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the "Sandwich Islands" after his patron, the Earl of Sandwich.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bryon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bryon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bryon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bryon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bryon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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