Tyson

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Boy

Average rank #460 across 4 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From an English surname which could be derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand". Alternatively, it could be a variant of Dyson. A famous bearer of the surname was boxer Mike Tyson (1966-).

How popular is Tyson?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#880

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#531

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#237

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#190

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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