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, first active service commander 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
Martin Biron (born 1977), NHL goalie
Mathieu Biron (born 1980), ice hockey defenceman, brother of Martin Biron

References

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

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[Geneanet_2019-1] "Découvrez l'origine du nom BIRON". Geneanet (in French). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Hanks_2003-2] Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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Biron (surname)

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