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UK surname

Bryne

An anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname "Ó Broin" referring to descendants of Bran.

In the 1881 census there were 478 people recorded with the Bryne surname, ranking it #7,000 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 263, ranked #16,210, down from #7,000 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Pancras and Edinburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip, Bridgend and Fareham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Bryne is 566 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 45.0%.

1881 census count

478

Ranked #7,000

Modern count

263

2016, ranked #16,210

Peak year

1901

566 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Bryne had 478 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,000 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 263 in 2016, ranked #16,210.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 566 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Bryne surname distribution map

The map shows where the Bryne surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Bryne surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Bryne over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 254 #8,683
1861 historical 351 #7,278
1881 historical 478 #7,000
1891 historical 495 #7,489
1901 historical 566 #7,384
1911 historical 330 #10,669
1997 modern 415 #10,709
1998 modern 373 #11,991
1999 modern 374 #12,026
2000 modern 347 #12,642
2001 modern 315 #13,291
2002 modern 301 #13,962
2003 modern 267 #14,950
2004 modern 266 #15,075
2005 modern 263 #15,139
2006 modern 254 #15,560
2007 modern 268 #15,172
2008 modern 276 #14,994
2009 modern 303 #14,315
2010 modern 311 #14,345
2011 modern 299 #14,631
2012 modern 280 #15,248
2013 modern 285 #15,313
2014 modern 275 #15,831
2015 modern 258 #16,443
2016 modern 263 #16,210

Geography

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Where Brynes are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Pancras, Edinburgh and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip, Bridgend and Fareham. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 London parishes London 3
3 St Pancras London (North Districts)
4 Edinburgh Edinburgh
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 005 Mendip
2 Bridgend 017 Bridgend
3 Mendip 013 Mendip
4 Fareham 010 Fareham
5 Bridgend 001 Bridgend

Forenames

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First names often paired with Bryne

These lists show first names that appear often with the Bryne surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Bryne

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Bryne, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Bryne surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Bryne household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Bryne is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Bryne is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Bryne falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Bryne is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Bryne, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Bryne

The surname Bryne is of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Old English words "bryn" and "burna", meaning a brook or stream. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, referring to someone who lived near a brook or stream.

The earliest records of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cambridgeshire. The name was often spelled as "Burn", "Burne", or "Bourne" in these early records.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1297, which mentions a John de Burne. Another early record is from the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1273, where a Richard de la Burne is listed.

The Bryne surname has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Burnham in Buckinghamshire, Burnley in Lancashire, and Bourne in Lincolnshire. These place names likely contributed to the spread and adoption of the surname in different regions.

Notable individuals with the surname Bryne throughout history include:

1. John Bryne (c. 1350-1415), an English churchman who served as Bishop of Lismore and Waterford in Ireland in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

2. Thomas Bryne (c. 1520-1584), an English Catholic priest and martyr who was executed during the English Reformation under Queen Elizabeth I.

3. Richard Bryne (1605-1679), an English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1670.

4. Edmund Bryne (1617-1683), an English Jesuit priest and philosopher who wrote extensively on metaphysics and logic.

5. Edward Bryne (1712-1780), an English architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Foundling Hospital and Ranelagh Gardens.

The Bryne surname has also been found in various European countries, such as Ireland, Scotland, and Germany, where it may have been introduced through migration or variations in spelling and pronunciation.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Bryne families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Bryne surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 117 Brynes recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.13x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 117 2.13x
Middlesex 68 1.47x
Yorkshire 54 1.18x
Cumberland 35 8.79x
Somerset 31 4.17x
Surrey 22 0.98x
Lanarkshire 20 1.34x
Durham 19 1.38x
Staffordshire 17 1.09x
Midlothian 12 1.94x
Hampshire 10 1.06x
Kent 8 0.51x
Flintshire 7 5.63x
West Lothian 7 10.05x
Gloucestershire 6 0.66x
Glamorgan 5 0.62x
Nottinghamshire 3 0.48x
Stirlingshire 3 1.76x
Sussex 3 0.38x
Warwickshire 3 0.26x
Cheshire 2 0.20x
Dunbartonshire 2 1.61x
Northamptonshire 2 0.46x
Roxburghshire 2 2.39x
Worcestershire 2 0.33x
Angus 1 0.23x
Banffshire 1 1.04x
Brecknockshire 1 1.08x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.36x
Derbyshire 1 0.14x
Dorset 1 0.33x
East Lothian 1 1.63x
Leicestershire 1 0.20x
Monmouthshire 1 0.30x
Norfolk 1 0.14x
Northumberland 1 0.15x
Renfrewshire 1 0.28x
Royal Navy 1 1.81x
Wiltshire 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Manchester in Lancashire leads with 21 Brynes recorded in 1881 and an index of 8.51x.

Place Total Index
Manchester 21 8.51x
St Pancras London 16 4.30x
Millom 15 122.95x
Arlecdon 13 122.76x
Thornhill 13 97.23x
Ashton Under Lyne 12 10.01x
Bethnal Green London 12 5.97x
Dewsbury 11 23.41x
Govan 11 2.97x
Wigan 11 14.35x
Camberwell 10 3.39x
Edinburgh New 10 207.90x
Liverpool 9 2.70x
Middlesbrough 8 13.41x
Tunstall 8 116.79x
Bedminster 7 10.01x
Haslingden 7 30.81x
Skircoat 7 38.74x
Titteworth 7 292.89x
West Derby 7 4.36x
Cheddar 6 160.43x
Frome 6 33.71x
Gateshead 6 5.83x
Holywell 6 38.44x
Linthorpe 6 21.95x
Westbury 6 631.58x
Carriden 5 158.23x
Cwmdu 5 50.97x
Islington London 5 1.12x
Milton In Gravesend 5 21.13x
Salford 5 3.10x
St Luke London 5 6.74x
Toxteth Park 5 2.69x
Cleator 4 24.14x
Halifax 4 5.95x
Holdenhurst 4 16.09x
Kirkdale 4 4.33x
Lambeth 4 0.99x
St George Hanover Square 4 4.91x
Sutton 4 21.74x
Aldershot 3 9.45x
Barony 3 0.79x
Bermondsey 3 2.18x
Birmingham 3 0.77x
Bishopwearmouth 3 2.54x
Burslem 3 6.71x
Denton 3 24.67x
Henbury 3 67.72x
Kilsyth 3 27.60x
Leeds 3 1.16x
New Monkland 3 6.79x
Nottingham St Mary 3 1.86x
St Dunstan In West London 3 208.33x
Wolstanton 3 6.33x
Blackburn 2 1.37x
Brighton 2 1.27x
Chester St John Baptist 2 10.90x
Chiswick 2 7.92x
Cowley 2 253.16x
Enfield 2 6.59x
Everton 2 1.14x
Gillingham 2 6.15x
Glasgow 2 0.75x
Great Bolton 2 2.75x
Hanwell 2 24.39x
Kelso 2 23.95x
Northampton St Giles 2 12.07x
Oldham 2 1.13x
Poplar London 2 2.29x
Shoreditch London 2 1.00x
Southwark St John 2 14.14x
St George Bloomsbury 2 7.54x
Torphichen 2 82.64x
Twerton 2 26.08x
Walcot 2 5.05x
Warrington 2 3.08x
Whitehaven 2 9.43x
Windle 2 6.48x
Newchurch 1 2.23x
Street 1 24.81x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Bryne surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 39
Ellen 16
Ann 14
Catherine 10
Bridget 9
Elizabeth 9
Jane 8
Sarah 6
Alice 5
Esther 5
Anne 4
Kate 4
Louisa 4
Maria 4
Annie 3
Charlotte 3
Eliza 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Hannah 3
May 3
Rosanna 3
Anna 2
Christiana 2
Clara 2
Katherine 2
Margaret 2
Marie 2
Rose 2
Rosina 2
Susan 2
Alicia 1
Annette 1
Bridgitt 1
Caroline 1
Eglah 1
Elvera 1
Emma 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Geraldine 1
Gertrude 1
Katie 1
Liddia 1
Mable 1
Margrate 1
Margret 1
Margt. 1
Marguerite 1
Winifred 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Bryne surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 28
Thomas 23
James 17
William 15
Patrick 13
Edward 8
Michael 7
Peter 7
George 6
Charles 5
Joseph 5
Andrew 4
Arthur 3
Bernard 3
Hugh 3
Martin 3
Robert 3
Wm. 3
Alexander 2
Alfred 2
Christopher 2
Dennis 2
Eugene 2
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Fredrick 2
Henry 2
Richard 2
Barnard 1
Cecil 1
Christr. 1
Claudius 1
Cornelius 1
Ernest 1
Ferdinand 1
Frank 1
Frantt 1
Frederic 1
Harcourt 1
Harry 1
Josiah 1
Laurance 1
Lawrence 1
Lenise 1
Maurice 1
Miles 1
Morris 1
Myles 1
Patk. 1
Patt 1

FAQ

Bryne surname: questions and answers

How common was the Bryne surname in 1881?

In 1881, 478 people were recorded with the Bryne surname. That placed it at #7,000 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Bryne surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 263 in 2016. That gives Bryne a modern rank of #16,210.

What does the Bryne surname mean?

An anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname "Ó Broin" referring to descendants of Bran.

What does the Bryne map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Bryne bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.