Byrom is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet. He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest poets of the United Kingdom. Among his best-kno ...

, derived from

Byram, North Yorkshire Byram is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of Castleford, across the River Aire in West Yorkshire. Byram is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Byram cum Sutton. The toponym is from the Old Englis ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Eddie Byrom (born 1997), Zimbabwean cricketer * Edward Byrom (1724–1773), English accountant *

George Byrom Whittaker George Byrom Whittaker (1793–1847) was an English bookseller and publisher. Life Born at Southampton in March 1793, he was the son of the Rev. George Whittaker, master of the grammar school. About 1814 he became a partner of Charles Law, wholes ...

(1793–1847), English bookseller and publisher *

Gordon Byrom Rogers Gordon Byrom Rogers (22 August 1901 – 3 July 1967) was a United States Army lieutenant general who served in several command positions during World War II and the Korean War, including the United States Military Advisory Group to the Republic ...

(1901–1967), United States Army lieutenant general *

Joel Byrom Joel Alan Byrom (born 14 September 1986) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Clitheroe F.C., Clitheroe. Byrom started his career at Carlisle Un ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

John Byrom (disambiguation) John Byrom may refer to: * John Byrom John Byrom, John Byrom of Kersal, or John Byrom of Manchester (29 February 1692 – 26 September 1763) was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand and later a significant lan ...

Larry Byrom Larry Clifton Byrom (born December 27, 1948 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American guitarist. Byrom performed in a band called the Precious Few in the 1960s, then joined T.I.M.E.; in 1970, he joined Steppenwolf. He left Steppenwolf in 1972 and ...

(born 1948), American guitarist *

Monty Byrom Monty Byrom (born 1958) is an American rock, blues and country guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. He fronted the rock band Billy Satellite, co-writing several songs for the band that later became hits for Eddie Money. Byrom later beca ...

(born 1958), American rock, blues and country singer-songwriter *

Ray Byrom Raymond Byrom (2 January 1935 – 6 January 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League. Career Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Byrom started his career in the reserve side at hometown club ...

(1935–2020), English footballer

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