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'''Bryan''' is a surname found in the [[English-speaking world]].
'''Bryan''' is a surname found in the [[English-speaking world]].


This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an [[Anglo-Normans|Anglo-Norman]] name, ''de Brionne'',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Norman people and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America|origyear=1874|year= 1999|publisher=Genealogical Pub. Co.|location=Baltimore|isbn=978-0-8063-0636-0|quote=Bryan, or Brionne, from Brionne, Normandy.}}</ref> derived from either of two places called ''Brionne'' in the north of [[France]]—one is [[Brionne]], in [[Eure]]; the other is Brionne in [[Creuse]]. It may also come from ''de Brienne'' from [[Brienne-le-Château]].<ref>http://person.ancestry.com/tree/70181353/person/36554308113/hints {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in [[Brittany]], it was used among the [[Breton people|Breton]] followers of the [[Normans]] who appear in [[England]] and [[Ireland]]. Alternatively, Bryan might be the anglicized form of the Irish surname [[O'Brien dynasty|O'Brien]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duchas.ie/en/nom?txt=Bryan|title = Irish Surname Index}}</ref> The Irish spelling of the surname Brien, Brian or the Norman spelling Bryan would then have a much longer origin in Ireland than in Brittany, predating the Normans<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duchas.ie/en/nom?txt=Bryan|title = Irish Surname Index}}</ref>
This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an [[Anglo-Normans|Anglo-Norman]] name, ''de Brionne'',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Norman people and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America|origyear=1874|year= 1999|publisher=Genealogical Pub. Co.|location=Baltimore|isbn=978-0-8063-0636-0|quote=Bryan, or Brionne, from Brionne, Normandy.}}</ref> derived from either of two places called ''Brionne'' in the north of [[France]]—one is [[Brionne]], in [[Eure]]; the other is Brionne in [[Creuse]]. It may also come from ''de Brienne'' from [[Brienne-le-Château]].<ref>http://person.ancestry.com/tree/70181353/person/36554308113/hints {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in [[Brittany]], it was used among the [[Breton people|Breton]] followers of the [[Normans]] who appear in [[England]] and [[Ireland]]. Alternatively, Bryan might be the anglicized form of the Irish surname [[O'Brien dynasty|O'Brien]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duchas.ie/en/nom?txt=Bryan|title = Irish Surname Index}}</ref> The Irish spelling of the surname Brien, Brian or the Norman spelling Bryan would then have a much longer origin in Ireland than in Brittany, predating the Normans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duchas.ie/en/nom?txt=Bryan|title = Irish Surname Index}}</ref>


==People with this surname==
==People with this surname==
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* [[Arthur Bryan]], British business executive
* [[Arthur Bryan]], British business executive
* [[Arthur Q. Bryan]], American comedian
* [[Arthur Q. Bryan]], American comedian
* [[Ashley Bryan]] (1923-2022), American author and illustrator
* [[Ashley Bryan]] (1923–2022), American author and illustrator
* [[Benjamin Bryan]] (1840–1914) English journalist, editor, writer, and activist
* The [[Bryan brothers]], a tennis doubles team made up of American twin brothers [[Bob Bryan|Bob]] and [[Mike Bryan]] (born 1978)
* The [[Bryan brothers]], a tennis doubles team made up of American twin brothers [[Bob Bryan|Bob]] and [[Mike Bryan]] (born 1978)
* [[Brother Bryan]], American Presbyterian minister
* [[Brother Bryan]], American Presbyterian minister
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* [[Jenny Bryan]], Canadian professor and R developer
* [[Jenny Bryan]], Canadian professor and R developer
* [[Jimmy Bryan]], American racing driver
* [[Jimmy Bryan]], American racing driver
* [[John Davies Bryan]] (1857–1888), Welsh retailer
* [[John H. Bryan]], American CEO
* [[John H. Bryan]], American CEO
* [[John Neely Bryan]], Founder of the city of Dallas
* [[John Neely Bryan]], Founder of the city of Dallas
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* [[Joseph M. Bryan]], American businessman and philanthropist
* [[Joseph M. Bryan]], American businessman and philanthropist
* [[Karen Bryan]], Speech therapist and deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich
* [[Karen Bryan]], Speech therapist and deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich
* [[Kathleen Price Bryan]], American philanthropist
* [[Kean Bryan]], English footballer
* [[Kean Bryan]], English footballer
* [[Kirk Bryan (geologist)]], American geologist
* [[Kirk Bryan (geologist)]], American geologist
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* [[Marvin Bryan]], English footballer
* [[Marvin Bryan]], English footballer
* [[Michael Bryan (art historian)]], Art connoisseur and author
* [[Michael Bryan (art historian)]], Art connoisseur and author
* [[Nancy Bryan Faircloth|Nancy Anne Bryan]] (1930–2010), American philanthropist
* [[Nathan Bryan (North Carolina politician)|Nathan Bryan]], American politician
* [[Nathan Bryan (North Carolina politician)|Nathan Bryan]], American politician
* [[Nathan P. Bryan]], American politician
* [[Nathan P. Bryan]], American politician

Latest revision as of 22:48, 12 December 2024

Bryan is a surname found in the English-speaking world.

This surname has several different origins. One origin of the name is from an Anglo-Norman name, de Brionne,[1] derived from either of two places called Brionne in the north of France—one is Brionne, in Eure; the other is Brionne in Creuse. It may also come from de Brienne from Brienne-le-Château.[2] Another origin of the surname is as a patronymic, being borne by someone who was son of an individual named Bryan. In addition to being found in Brittany, it was used among the Breton followers of the Normans who appear in England and Ireland. Alternatively, Bryan might be the anglicized form of the Irish surname O'Brien.[3] The Irish spelling of the surname Brien, Brian or the Norman spelling Bryan would then have a much longer origin in Ireland than in Brittany, predating the Normans.[4]

People with this surname

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Norman people and their existing descendants in the British dominions and the United States of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1999 [1874]. ISBN 978-0-8063-0636-0. Bryan, or Brionne, from Brionne, Normandy.
  2. ^ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/70181353/person/36554308113/hints [user-generated source]
  3. ^ "Irish Surname Index".
  4. ^ "Irish Surname Index".
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