Tyson is an English language male given name of old French language origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.
Surname
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Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist
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Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress
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Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer
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Cade Tyson (born 2003), American basketball player
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Cathy Tyson (born 1965), British actress
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Charles Tyson (1885–1964), English footballer
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Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), American actress
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Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), American business executive and billionaire
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Edward Tyson (1650–1708), English scientist and physician
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Frank Tyson (1930–2015), English cricketer
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Grace Tyson (1881–1941), American Vaudeville performer and actress
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Ian Tyson (1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter
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Isaac Tyson (1792–1861), American mining industrialist
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Jacob Tyson (1773–1848), American politician
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James Tyson (1819–1898), Australian pastoralist
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J. Anthony Tyson (born 1940), American physicist and astronomer
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Jaylon Tyson (born 2002), American basketball player
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Job Roberts Tyson (1803–1858), U.S. Congressman
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John M. Tyson (born 1953), American judge
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John W. Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods
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Jordyn Tyson (born 2004), American football player
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June Tyson (1936–1992), American jazz singer
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Keith Tyson (born 1969), British artist
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Laura Tyson (born 1947), American economist and presidential adviser
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Liam Tyson (born 1969), British guitarist
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Lawrence Tyson (1861–1929), American politician
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Mike Tyson (born 1966), American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world
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Mike Tyson (baseball) (born 1950), American baseball player
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Mike Tyson (American football) (born 1993), American football player
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Mildred Lund Tyson (1895–1989) American choral director, composer, organist and soprano
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Nathan Tyson (born 1982), English football player
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958), American astrophysicist
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Paul Tyson (1886–1950), American football coach
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Richard Tyson (born 1956), American actor
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Ron Tyson (born 1948), American singer
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Sarah Tyson Rorer (1849–1937), American writer
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Stuart Tyson Smith, American Egyptologist
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Sylvia Tyson (born 1940), Canadian musician
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Tiger Tyson (born 1977), American pornographic actor
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Timothy Tyson (born 1959), American historian
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Turkey Tyson (1914–2000), American baseball player
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Ty Tyson (1888–1968), American sports broadcaster
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Vanessa C. Tyson, American political scientist
First name
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Tyson Alualu (born 1987), American football player
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Tyson Andrews (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer
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Tyson Apostol (born 1979), American reality TV star
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Tyson Ballou (born 1976), American model
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Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American model
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Tyson Beukeboom (born 1991), Canadian rugby union footballer
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Tyson Barrie (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Brummett (1984–2020), American baseball player
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Tyson Bull (born 1993), Australian artistic gymnast
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Tyson Campbell (born 2000), American football player
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Tyson Carter (born 1998), American basketball player
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Tyson Chandler (born 1982), American basketball player
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Tyson Clabo (born 1981), American football player
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Tyson Cole (born 1970), American restaurateur
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Tyson Demos (born 1988), Australian basketball player
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Tyson Dux (born 1978), Canadian professional wrestler
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Tyson Edwards (born 1976), Australian football player
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Tyson Etienne (born 1999), American basketball player
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Tyson Farago (born 1991), Canadian soccer player
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Tyson Foerster (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Frizell (born 1991), Welsh rugby union footballer
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Tyson Fury (born 1988), British boxer
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Tyson Gay (born 1982), American sprinter
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Tyson Gillies (born 1988), Canadian baseball player
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Tyson Griffin (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
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Tyson Helton (born 1977), American football coach
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Tyson Hepburn, Canadian-American director
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Tyson Hergott (born 2001), Canadian football player
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Tyson Hesse, American comic book artist
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Tyson Houseman (born 1990), Canadian actor
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Tyson Jackson (born 1986), American football player
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Tyson Jerry (born 1983), Canadian photographer
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Tyson Jolly (born 1997), American basketball player
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Tyson Jost (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Keats (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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Tyson Kidd (born 1980), Canadian professional wrestler
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Tyson Lane (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Larson (born 1986), American politician
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Tyson Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
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Tyson McGuffin (born 1989), American professional pickleball player
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Tyson Mao (born 1984), American Rubik's Cube solver
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Tyson Meade (born 1963), American musician
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Tyson Miller (born 1995), American baseball player
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Tyson Motsenbocker (born 1986), American songwriter
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Tyson Nam (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
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Tyson Nash (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Neighbors (born 2002), American baseball player
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Tyson Patterson (born 1978), American basketball player
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Tyson Pedro (born 1991), Australian mixed martial artist
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Tyson Pencer (born 1989), Canadian football player
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Tysson Poots (born 1988), American football player
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Tyson Ritter (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
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Tyson R. Roberts (born 1940), American ichthyologist
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Tyson Ross (born 1987), American baseball player
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Tyson Runningwolf, American politician
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Tyson Sexsmith (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Tyson Slattery (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
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Tyson Stengle (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Stenglein (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
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Tyson Sullivan (born 1986), American actor
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Tyson Summers (born 1980), American football coach
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Tyson Tan (born 1984), Chinese artist
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Tyson Thompson (born 1981), American football player
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Tyson Wahl (born 1984), American soccer player
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Tyson Walker (born 2000), American basketball player
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Tyson Walter (born 1978), American football player
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Tyson Wheeler (born 1975), American basketball player
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Ty'Son Williams (born 1996), American football player
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Tyson Yoshi (born 1994), Hong Kong rapper and hip hop artist
Fictional characters
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Tyson, a rival of Ash Ketchum in the anime series Pokémon: Advanced Battle
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Tyson the Cyclops, fictional character in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians novels by Rick Riordan
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Tyson Granger (Takao Kinomiya in Japanese version), protagonist from the anime series Beyblade
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Tyson Monroe, fictional character in the 2022 film Disenchanted
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Tyson Rios, fictional character in the video game Army of Two
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Kyla Tyson, fictional character in the television series Holby City
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Paul Tyson, a character played by Ted McGinley in the 2014 movie Reedemed
See also