Tyers Surname

122,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tyers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Tye.' 'Tye, an extensive common pasture': Halliwell. 'Tye: it generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

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Tyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6701:33,3644,414
Australia9311:28,9963,919
Canada4141:88,9999,813
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Wales201:154,72710,755
Israel151:570,50941,023
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9651:25,2593,485
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Tyers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Tye.' 'Tye, an extensive common pasture': Halliwell. 'Tye: it generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton': Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

Hugh de la Tye, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter atte-Tye, Norfolk, 10 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Geoffrey le Tylere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph le Tilere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Hugh le Tygheler. Rolls of Parliament.

Adam le Tiyghelere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Robert le Tiegheler, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1611. Robert Tyler and Alice Callis: Marriage Lic. (London).

1658. Married — Thomas Nash and Mary Tiler: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

I can furnish no satisfactory solution of this surname.

Walerand le Tyeis, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry le Tyeys, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Franco le Tyeys, Yorkshire, ibid.

Terric le Tyes, Essex and Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1770. Married — Richard Tyas and Elizabeth White: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — Jonathan Thompson and Mary Tyers: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Tyer’s (Son): v. Tyer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A topographical word of uncertain origin. It generally means a small piece of common land close to a village, as Telscombe Tye, a few miles from Brighton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From ti, ty, a house, which in the pl. would become tiaz, ties, tiez, tyas, tyes, tyez (W. teios, cots, cottages). Pryce renders tyor, a helliar, thatcher, tiler. Gilbert says Sir Henry le Tyes, Lord Tyes, or (as Camden calls him) De Tiers, was lord of the manor of Tywarnhale "Tiers in Perran-Zabuloe. One of the Tyas families considers itself of Norman origin, and says the name is found written Teutonicus.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tyers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tyers Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tyers is most common in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyers? popularity and diffusion

Tyers is the 122,623rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,955,338 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Tyers live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,670 people, or 1 in 33,364. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 17 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Tyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tyers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tyers last name rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tyers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tyers last name is primarily Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tyers surname are 34.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tyers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning R 270,072 per year; in United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $57,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thyers915/
Tayers912/
Tuyers911/
Teyers910/
Theyers83158/
Thayers8342/
Thuyers830/
Tiers80448/
Tuers80237/
Teers8081/
Tears8032/
Toers8011/
Tayrs801/
Teirs800/
Towers7315,753/
Thiers732,065/
Tearse73102/
Teears7374/
Theirs7330/
Theers7318/
Tierse7315/
Tauers7312/
Tihers734/
Touers733/
Tayars733/
Tjiers731/
Teersh731/
Tejars731/
Theurs731/
Teirrs731/
Teairs731/
Thears730/
Tayors730/
Teurse730/
Teurst730/
Teaers730/
Tiersch67259/
Thierse6781/
Theirse6742/
Tiggers6732/
Tuggers6731/
Teggers6727/
Theairs674/
Thøgers674/
Taggers673/
Theirss672/
Taouers671/
Thiersh671/
Tahyors671/
Thierss671/
Thehars670/
Theuirs670/

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