How common is the surname Tyson?

28,947 people in the United States had the surname Tyson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,666 Americans. It ranked 1,221st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tyson?

Mike Tyson, American boxer and media personality (born 1966), followed by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Where is the surname Tyson most common?

Wikidata records people named Tyson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Tyson?

Tyson is /ˈtaɪsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tyson getting more or less common?

More common. 27,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,947 in 2010, up 3.7%.

What are other spellings of Tyson?

Tison, Dyson, Theisen, Theissen, Teisen and Teissen.

Is Tyson also a first name?

Yes. Tyson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tyson

A French patronymic surname, carried by 28,947 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtaɪsən/ 2 syllables Soundex T250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tyson is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

* 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.

Tyson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 28,947 people named Tyson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,666 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,911.

#1,221

rank among US surnames

28,947

people in 2010

9.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,152)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,212	Arredondo	29,173	10,583
#1,213	Hyde	29,094	10,612
#1,214	Christopher	29,067	10,622
#1,215	Mobley	29,065	10,623
#1,216	Kessler	29,064	10,623
#1,217	Ritchie	29,040	10,632
#1,219	Romano	29,018	10,640

Who is named Tyson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

53% of people named Tyson identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tysons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist and science communicator, born 1958
Cicely Tyson
American actress (1924–2021)
Laura Tyson
American business academic (born 1947)
Richard Tyson
American actor, born 1956
Hunter Tyson
American basketball player (born 2000)
Joseph J. Tyson
American Catholic prelate, born 1957
Jaylon Tyson
American basketball player (born 2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Tison
Dyson
Theisen
Theissen
Teisen
Teissen
Teison

Surnames that sound like Tyson

Tyson has the Soundex code T250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T250.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tyson come from?: * 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…
How common is the surname Tyson?: 28,947 people in the United States had the surname Tyson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,666 Americans. It ranked 1,221st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tyson?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Tyson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tyson?: Mike Tyson, American boxer and media personality (born 1966), followed by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Where is the surname Tyson most common?: Wikidata records people named Tyson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Tyson?: Tyson is /ˈtaɪsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Tyson?: Tyson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tyson getting more or less common?: More common. 27,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,947 in 2010, up 3.7%.
What are other spellings of Tyson?: Tison, Dyson, Theisen, Theissen, Teisen and Teissen.
Is Tyson also a first name?: Yes. Tyson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.