Blyth is a surname of Scottish origin. It is derived from the Old English pre 7th Century "blithe", meaning a happy or cheerful person.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Blyth (1929–2007), English musicologist Alan Blyth (artist) (1921–1953), English painter Ann Blyth (1928–2026), American actress Sir Arthur Blyth (1823–1890), thrice Premier of South Australia Benjamin Blyth (1819–1866), Scottish civil engineer Benjamin Blyth II (1849–1917), son of the above, also a civil engineer Bob Blyth (1870–1941), Scottish football player and manager Chay Blyth (born 1940), Scottish yachtsman Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist Gavin Blyth (1969–2010), English television producer and journalist George Blyth (died 1914), Anglican Bishop Ian Blyth (born 1942), British Olympic swimmer James Blyth (1839–1906), Scottish electrical engineer James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth (1841–1925), British businessman Sir James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington (born 1940), British businessman Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1890), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton FC) Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1911), Scottish footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City, St Johnstone) Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1955), Scottish football goalkeeper (Coventry City, Scotland) John Blyth (died 1499), Bishop of Salisbury Len Blyth (1920–1995), Wales international rugby player Mark Blyth (born 1967), Scottish political scientist and professor at Brown University. Reginald Horace Blyth (1898–1964), English translator of and writer about haiku, and interpreter to the West of Asian culture Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970), Scottish landscape painter and artist Tom Blyth (born 1995), English actor
See also Blyth (disambiguation) Blythe (given name) Blythe (surname)
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