Tyre Surname

122,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Tyre Surname Definition:

From Taor, the reduced Gaelic form of Mac an t-saoir (Macintyre). A different name from Tyre of (Paul) Mactyre, which see.

Tyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1241:116,02412,517
Canada1261:292,42527,191
England931:599,11935,891
Northern Ireland771:23,9622,720
Scotland641:83,6536,073
France531:1,253,259128,888
China241:56,971,7323,099
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India231:33,350,669396,143
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Wales151:206,30213,003
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1881:19,9111,986
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6131:81,9238,604

The alternate forms: Tyré (1) are calculated separately.

Tyre (736) may also be a first name.

Tyre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Taor, the reduced Gaelic form of Mac an t-saoir (Macintyre). A different name from Tyre of (Paul) Mactyre, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Tyer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tyre Last Name Facts

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

Tyre is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Tyré. For other possible spellings of Tyre click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyre? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,601st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,954,814 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Tyre reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 303,463rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 736 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,124 people, or 1 in 116,024. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 28 percent live, Georgia, where 19 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Tyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tyre surname rose 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tyre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tyre surname are 23.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Tyre earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.54% less than the national average, earning R 27,240 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $39,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning $45,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyré921/
Tyree8912,547/
Tyrie891,594/
Tyrey8984/
Tayre8972/
Teyre8956/
Toyre8940/
Thyre8934/
Tyore8916/
Tyrre897/
Tyrea892/
Tyrei891/
Tyrge891/
Tyred890/
Tayreh80705/
Thayre80221/
Thyret8080/
Thyrre8049/
Touyre8034/
Thoyre8026/
Tieyre8020/
Tayree8010/
Tyreid807/
Tayres806/
Tayrer804/
Teyres804/
Teyrer804/
Tyreer803/
Tayrie803/
Tyrech802/
Teyret802/
Toyree801/
Teyrje801/
Tyorge801/
Tyoree801/
Tytret801/
Toyrer801/
Tyrrey800/
Tyreee800/
Tayrea800/
Toyret800/
Theyre800/
Tere755,024/
Tyra752,958/
Tire752,302/
Tyri7576/
Tyry7564/
Tére751/
Tjre751/
Thieyre7345/
Theyrer7316/
Theyret7312/
Tyrehed736/
Tayrech734/
Htayreh731/
Thayree731/
Thyrrie731/
Tyrrerr730/
Terer678,625/
There674,020/
Terre673,670/
Titre673,601/
Tires673,039/
Teare672,366/
Teres671,923/
Terez671,739/
Tirey671,460/
Taire671,128/
Tirre67955/
Tireh67506/
Terea67474/
Tiere67446/
Teret67415/
Terze67392/
Terei67332/
Tiret67305/
Tirie67255/
Tirez67251/
Tirei67224/
Tayra67219/
Thire67206/
Tirea67204/
Tayri67190/
Tiree67178/
Tereu67155/
Terep67155/
Tereh67129/
Tereň67122/
Tyrra67101/
Tyraj6792/
Teire6789/
Teyra6787/
Thyri6784/
Terey6775/
Terje6773/
Toire6772/
Toyra6768/
Terej6763/
Terge6750/
Tehre6747/
Tirge6746/
Tirep6744/
Tereś6741/
Tetre6738/
Teere6737/
Tirer6731/
Terie6729/
Tired6723/
Tejre6722/
Tärre6722/
Teree6719/
Tiore6717/
Tereš6713/
Tereș678/
T'Yra677/
Teure677/
Terhe677/
Tajre677/
Tered676/
Tuire676/
Tyray675/
Tujre672/
Tesre672/
Tiğre672/
Tyroi672/
Tyhra671/
Tyrai671/
Ttere671/
Tirhe671/
Tijre671/
Thyry671/
Térei671/
Térey671/
Térez671/
Tyrri671/
Tírez671/
Tîrșe671/
Tyryt671/
Tyrza671/
Teyry671/
Toyry671/
Tayry671/
Trzej671/
Tytry671/
Tuyri671/
Ttrej671/
Tyraa670/

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Footnotes

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