Byrge

Byrge (plural Byrges)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Byrge is the 23135^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1103 individuals. Byrge is most common among White (97.28%) individuals.

• begry, bergy

• Børge, Børre, Berge
• Byrgje (alternative spelling)

From Old Norse Byrger, Birgir (“helper”), from Proto-Norse *Bergijaʀ, related to bjarga.

• IPA^(key): /²bʏrjə/, /²bʏrɡə/

Byrge m

1. a male given name from Old Norse

• Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 12
• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 55
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 males with the given name Byrge living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 3rd December, 2022.