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- Tyson - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Tyson
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Old French
* A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”). * A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis + -son. * In the US, 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.
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Tyson
Rank #1152
Frequency
27,911 people (10.35 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 55.61% Hispanic 1.34% Black 40.26% Asian/PI 0.37% Native Am. 0.62% Two+ 1.81%
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