| Remington | Byron | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | settlement by the boundary stream | At the cowsheds |
| Origin | english | English |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | REM-ing-tun | BY-run |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1955 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2019 (1,658) | 1964 (1,284) |
| In 2025 | 1,105 | 233 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Remington | Byron |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8,145 | 1,696 |
| 2010s | 11,017 | 4,387 |
| 2000s | 2,555 | 5,337 |
| 1990s | 1,608 | 7,032 |
| 1980s | 642 | 9,654 |
| 1970s | 5 | 9,442 |
| 1960s | 0 | 12,120 |
| 1950s | 5 | 10,532 |
| 1940s | 0 | 6,531 |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,823 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,505 |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,518 |
| 1900s | 0 | 616 |
| 1890s | 0 | 547 |
| 1880s | 0 | 498 |
An English habitational surname from Rimington (Yorkshire/Lancashire), from Old English 'Riming' (boundary stream) + 'tun' (settlement, enclosure), i.e. 'settlement on the boundary stream'. Often loosely glossed 'place on a riverbank'; it also carries firearm-brand associations.
Byron is an English place name, “at the byres (cowsheds)”; carried by the Romantic poet.
Remington is more popular than Byron today: about 1,105 US babies were given the name Remington in 2025, compared with 233 named Byron.
Remington means settlement by the boundary stream (english origin), while Byron means At the cowsheds (English origin).
In US records, Remington first appears in 1955 and Byron in 1880, so Byron has the longer recorded history.