Bye (surname)
Bye is an English, Norwegian, and Swedish surname. Variations of the surname include By and Buy, among others. The English surname is derived from Middle English bye "bend". The Norwegian and Swedish surname is derived from a habitational name from any of various farms named By, from Old Norse býr "farm."
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alfred Bye, Australian murderer
- Bendik Bye, Norwegian footballer
- Beth Bye, American politician
- Brandon Bye, American soccer player
- Brian Bye, Canadian ice hockey player
- Chris Bye (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ed Bye, English TV producer and director
- Eirik Bye, Norwegian skier
- James Bye (actor), English actor
- James Bye (footballer), English footballer
- John By, founder of the Canadian capital, Ottawa
- Kermit Edward Bye, American judge
- Matti Bye, Swedish pianist and composer
- Nicholas Bye, English politician
- Odd Bye, Norwegian politician and journalist
- Oskar Bye, Norwegian gymnast
- Robert Bye, Welsh army sergeant
- Ronald Bye, Norwegian politician