Where does “Tyson” come from?

Tyson is an English surname derived from Old French tison, meaning a firebrand or burning log.

Ancestry of “Tyson”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Dennis	—
2	Middle English	Denis	—
3	Old French	Denis	—
4	Latin	Dionȳsius	—
5	Ancient Greek	Διονύσιος	—
6	Ancient Greek	-ῐος	belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

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