Given name & surname
Byrum
“one who lives near the cow sheds”
Byrum is a variant of Byron. One English interpretation is “one who lives near the cow sheds.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Byrum is a variant of Byron. One English interpretation is “one who lives near the cow sheds.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Byrum is a variant of Byron. An origin associated with Byron is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Byrum is a variant of Byron. The history of Byron gives this family its wider story. Byron’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Byrum through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9
- 9 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 1919. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,270 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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