Tyson

English

Alternative forms

• (French) Tison
• (English) Dyson
• (German) Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teissen, Teison

Etymology

• 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪsən/
• Rhymes: -aɪsən

Proper noun

Tyson (plural Tysons)

1. A surname.
   • 2019 February 8, Dan Merica, “Key supporters tell Justin Fairfax to step down after 2nd sexual assault allegation”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 24 December 2022:

     Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week.

   1. A surname, variant of Dyson
   2. A surname from Old French, variant of Tison
   3. A surname from German, variant of Theisen
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• tysonite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tyson is the 1221^st 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.

Anagrams

• Stony, Tonys, stony, synto

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Tyson.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtajson/ [ˈt̪aɪ̯.son̪]
• Rhymes: -ajson
• Syllabification: Ty‧son

Proper noun

Tyson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from English