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The name Tyson is one of those hereditary surnames with more than one meaning and origin. records indicate that the name comes from Northumberland, ENG and the English border counties near Scotland, Many of the family can be found buried in the church cemetery at Natland. where the name is found in Scotland, its history can be traced back to English origins.

Further research indicates the Tyson family is of Norman-French origin and came to ENG at the time of the Norman Conquest, settling in Kent and Sussex counties. The word “tison” is an Old French word meaning “firebrand”. In early French records the name is spelled “Tissent” and in some early English records is spelled “Tissient”.

A second source for the Tyson (Tison) surname indicates that it is a patronymic name. In this case the name means “son of TY”. Ty is a pet form of Mattias (gift of Jehovah) while “son” is a common patronymic suffix which is found as part of many English surnames of this type.

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ANOTHER  VERSION

The name is of German orgin and literally  means "son of the German,"  
SON of TI or TY.

TYSON Surname Distribution

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