Tyson

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Boy

Average rank #513 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?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#1,093

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#531

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#237

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#190

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland, 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland, 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

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