Tyson
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
- A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”).
- A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis + -son.
- In the U.S.A. adopted by a German family who came to America (Germantown, PA) in 1683, originally named German Teisen "son of Theiss", which was short for Matthias. Original spellings were Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teison.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tyson (plural Tysons)
- A surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tyson is the 1221st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28947 individuals. Tyson is most common among White (52.86%) and Black/African American (41.40%) individuals.