Tyssen Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Norway

Tyssen Surname Definition:

Of Flemish origin, and resident at Ghent, and afterwards at Flushing, in Holland, about the commencement of the XVII, cent. Daniel Tyssen, of the latter town, married Apollonia Ridley, a grand-niece of Nicholas Ridley, bishop of London, who suffered in the Marian persecution.

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Tyssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1061:429,45951,143
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Germany961:838,59960,830
Canada921:400,49635,373
Norway881:58,4358,352
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Australia621:435,41534,362
Belgium371:310,72035,739
England341:1,638,76668,634
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Tyssen (37) may also be a first name.

Tyssen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of Flemish origin, and resident at Ghent, and afterwards at Flushing, in Holland, about the commencement of the XVII, cent. Daniel Tyssen, of the latter town, married Apollonia Ridley, a grand-niece of Nicholas Ridley, bishop of London, who suffered in the Marian persecution. By her he had a son, who settled in London, and was naturalized by Act of Parliament in 1689.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Thuessen, Thyssen; from the Dutch, Thijssen, Tijssen; from the Flemish, Tison, Tyssen; in the Domesday Book, Tison, Tisun; personal name See Tye. Gislebert Tison, a tenant in chief, in the Domesday Book, (Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire), had twenty-nine manors forfeited upon the ravaging of Yorkshire by William I. Teison or Thisun in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tyssen Last Name Facts

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

Tyssen has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyssen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tyssen is the 436,213th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. The surname Tyssen is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Tyssen live; 30 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Germanic Europe. Tyssen is also the 1,688,769th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 37 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 429,459. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 31 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 24 percent live and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 17 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Tyssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tyssen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tyssen last name grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tyssen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tyssen surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Tyssen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning 330,293 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.39% more than the national average, earning $51,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $56,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thyssen924,504/
Tyssaen9262/
Teyssen9237/
Tysseng926/
Tayssen921/
Tysen91209/
Theyssen86206/
Thayssen8633/
Tysoysen861/
Tissen834,335/
Tessen83514/
Thysen83399/
Teysen83149/
Tyseng8346/
Tysenn8341/
Taysen8335/
Tyshen8323/
Tysson8313/
Tyhsen831/
Thissen775,221/
Tijssen772,882/
Tiessen771,970/
Thaysen771,311/
Teessen77356/
Thessen77329/
Theysen77216/
Tissent77171/
Teytsen7771/
Tessien7750/
Tesasen7741/
Tissaen7717/
Thyhsen7712/
Thyseen7711/
Taysson7711/
Tayseen779/
Thoysen776/
Teyshen774/
Teissen773/
Tyssing773/
Thysson773/
Teysson772/
Teyseen771/
Toissen771/
Tisseng771/
Thyssin771/
Théssen771/
Tyssyna771/
Tysheen770/
Tyson7355,244/
Tesen732,775/
Tisen73271/
Tysén7317/
Tysyn7314/
Tysin734/
Tésen731/
Tysan730/
Tycen730/
Thiessen7120,225/
Thijssen717,905/
Theissen713,385/
Theessen71119/
Theussen7145/
Tychosen7132/
Teijssen7128/
Tayssoun7114/
Thaissen7111/
Theyhsen717/
Thyssing715/
Thayseen713/
Tessenne711/
Teissien710/
Tesson675,695/
Tayson672,874/
Thesen67899/
Tessin67779/
Tijsen67554/
Tyshyn67503/
Tessem67442/
Tisson67368/
Taysan67333/
Tedsen67331/
Tiosen67329/
Teisen67270/
Taysin67245/
Theijssen67187/
Tiesen67177/
Thisen67151/
Toycen67125/
Tissan6785/
Taisen6777/
Thyson6763/
Thychosen6763/
Tessan6762/
Tissem6751/
Tuysin6750/
Teesen6742/
Toisen6738/
Tesien6731/
Teseng6727/
Tayzen6727/
Thyßen6725/
Teyson6723/
Teusen6721/
Tissin6718/
Tihsen6714/
Toyson6712/
Tehsen6712/
Tyshin6711/
Toysan6711/
Tishen679/
Thysin678/
Tyoson677/
Tejsen677/
Tysyna677/
Tetsen676/
Toysin675/
Tessyn674/
Dtyson674/
Tyshon674/
Taycen674/
Tuisen674/
Tesaen674/
Teseen673/
Teshen672/
Taysyn672/
Tuyson672/
Thysan672/
Tysonn672/
Tytsyn672/
Toyzen671/
Teseun671/
Tessén671/
Tessón671/
Tisien671/
Thijjssen671/
Thuijssen671/
Tiseng671/
Tysoon671/
Teszen671/
Tescen671/
Tiszen670/
Tysohn670/
Tysing670/
Teasen670/
Tishousen670/
Tysink670/
Tisuen670/
Theisseng670/

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