Biron (surname)

Biron is a toponymic surname that is derived from either one of several places in France,[1][2] or, as a variant spelling of Byron, from Byram, North Yorkshire.[2] Notable people with the surname include:

• Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524–1592), celebrated French soldier
• Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1562–1602), French marshal, son of Armand de Biron
• Ernst Johann von Biron (1690–1772), Russian regent (1740), sovereign Duke of Courland (1737–40, 1763–69)
• Gustav von Biron (1700–1746), brother of Ernst Johann, Lieutenant colonel of the Izmaylovsky Regiment (1734–1740)
• Peter von Biron (1724–1800), sovereign Duke of Courland (1769–95), son of Ernst Johann von Biron
• Armand Louis de Gontaut (1747–1793), known as Biron, soldier and politician
• Henry Biron (1835–1915), English clergyman and cricketer
• Ernst-Johann Biron, Prince of Courland (born 6 August 1940), senior male-line descendant of Ernst Johann von Biron
• Martin Biron (born 1977), NHL goalie
• Mathieu Biron (born 1980), ice hockey defenceman, brother of Martin Biron

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Biron
• All pages with titles containing Biron
• Biram (disambiguation), a variant spelling
• Byram (surname), a variant spelling
• Byrom, a variant spelling
• Byrum (surname), a variant spelling

References

1. "Découvrez l'origine du nom BIRON". Geneanet (in French). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 30 April 2019.