# Byrd (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/byrd/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 92,904 |
| US rank (2010) | 331 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,323 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (88,811 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Bird |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Byrd in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 59% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Byrd in the United States, Brazil, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

## People named Byrd

- Richard E. Byrd, American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
- Robert Byrd, American politician (1917–2010)
- Donald Byrd, American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist (1932–2013)
- Dan Byrd, actor
- Charlie Byrd, American jazz guitarist (1925–1999)
- Chris Byrd, American boxer
- Eugene Byrd, American actor, with numerous film, tv, and voice acting roles
- Harry F. Byrd, American politician and newspaper publisher (1887–1966)
- Richard Byrd, American discus thrower (1892–1958)
- Ralph Byrd, American actor (1909–1952)
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd, American actor (1950–2020)
- Bobby Byrd, American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and music

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Bird, Burd, Bard, Brod, Byard, Bayard, Barrett, Brady, Beard, Baird, Britt, Burt.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.