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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BYE

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: topographic name for someone who lived near a bend, for example in a river, from Middle English bye ‘bend’ (from Old English byge, a derivative of bugan ‘to bow’). Reaney suggests that occasionally it may be from an Old English personal name of obscure origin.
2. Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name from any of various farms named By, from Old Norse býr ‘farm’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)