Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. BIE-rən, BIE-rahn [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 12/6/2017 by Nifty_Name_Nerd Meaning & History An English place name, earlier Byram, from byre, meaning "farm" and the suffix -ham meaning "homestead". Famously borne by the aristocratic poet, Lord Byron.