Biron (surname) explained

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. 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

See also

• • • Biram (disambiguation), a variant spelling
• Byram (surname), a variant spelling
• Byrom, a variant spelling
• Byrum (surname), a variant spelling

Notes and References

1. Web site: Découvrez l'origine du nom BIRON . Geneanet . 30 April 2019 . fr . 30 April 2019.
2. Book: Hanks, Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . . Oxford, UK . 2003 . 978-0-19-508137-4 . 51655476 . 1 . 164 . 30 April 2019.