Dyson is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dyson
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The son of Dy or Dye, pet forms of Dionysus who is the Grecian god of wine.

Dyson is form of Tyson. The son of Ty, a variant of Dye, a pet form of Dionysius, i.e., the Grecian god of wine; the son of Tys, a pet form of Matthias meaning "gift of Jehovah"; one who kindles strife or mischief.

Dyson is a variation of Tyssen. Of Flemish origin, and resident at Ghent, and afterwards at Flushing, in Holland, about the commencement of the XVII century. 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.

How popular is Dyson?

Dyson is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Malawi, Wales, Scotland, Tanzania.

Dyson is ranked 14298 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dyson bearers increased by 4.48 per cent in 2010 US census to 12017 since 2000, the surname slipped by 115 spots and ranked at 2984. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 58.73 61.82
Black 36.03 34.23
Others 2.4 1.94
Hispanic or Latino 2.03 1.22
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.32
Dyson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 38994 people have been found who wears Dyson as their family name. Dyson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dyson:
2,733 United States16,708
593 England12,755
Countries with thousands of Dyson:
771 Australia5,055
3,688 Canada1,324
Countries with hundreds of Dyson:
8,107 South Africa840
1,540 New Zealand507
7,526 Malawi317
1,251 Wales275
2,544 Scotland239
34,222 Tanzania101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,306 France89
164,273 Thailand64
7,697 Portugal57
33,799 Spain56
3,302 Northern Ireland56
4,778 Mauritius55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
271,013 India44
15,418 United Arab Emirates41
113,742 Germany38
5,706 Syria30
7,679 Ireland27
846 Isle of Man22
29,271 Switzerland21
32,346 Israel21
981 Jersey20
62,169 Netherlands19
292,169 Russia18
52,281 Austria15
188,373 Philippines15
32,589 Norway15
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
94,851 Papua New Guinea9
121,952 Malaysia9
81,336 Sweden9
486,533 Brazil6
29,369 Liberia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 29 years old workman James Dyson who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on January 16, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Workman Joseph Dyson, Michael Dyson, aged 18, 21 years old Mary Dyson, 27 years old John Dyson, Immigrant Esther Dyson, 13 years old Francis Dyson, Joseph Dyson (10) Immigrant, Robert Dyson (31) Farmer, and 4 other Dyson around 55.56% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer migrated to US from Liverpool, London and Fayal.

From Germany

Jos. Dyson was 25 years old when he migrated to USA on August 3, 1887. He lived in Oldham, Germany where he worked as laborer and took Wisconsin from Liverpool & Queenstown.

Dyson Namesakes

  • Charles Dyson, American businessman and philanthropist
  • Edward Dyson, Australian journalist, poet
  • Jeremiah Dyson, British civil servant and politician
  • William Dyson, English first-class cricketer
  • Freeman Dyson, English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician
  • Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and Astronomer Royal
  • Esther Dyson, Swiss-born American journalist, author
  • Frank Dyson, English professional rugby league footballer
  • James Dyson, Traditionally
  • Ruth Dyson, New Zealand politician
  • Kevin Dyson, former American football wide receiver of the National Football League
  • Michael Eric Dyson, academic, author, preacher, and radio host
  • Roy Dyson, American politician
  • Jeremy Dyson, English author, musician and screenwriter who
  • Will Dyson, Australian illustrator and political cartoonist
  • Hugo Dyson, English academic and a member of the Inklings literary group
  • Charles Wilson Dyson, American naval officer and engineer
  • Mia Dyson, Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist
  • Andre Dyson, former American football cornerback
  • A. E. Dyson, British literary critic, university lecturer
  • Simon Dyson, English professional golfer
  • Ricky Dyson, Australian rules footballer, originally
  • Nick Dyson, English former professional snooker player
  • Jon Dyson, English former professional footballer
  • Keith Dyson, English former professional football player
  • Jack Dyson, was both an English first-class cricketer and a professional footballer
  • Terry Dyson, retired footballer who played as a winger
  • Arnold Dyson, English first-class cricketer

Dyson Namesakes

  • Charles Dyson, American businessman and philanthropist
  • Edward Dyson, Australian journalist, poet
  • Jeremiah Dyson, British civil servant and politician
  • William Dyson, English first-class cricketer
  • Freeman Dyson, English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician
  • Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and Astronomer Royal
  • Esther Dyson, Swiss-born American journalist, author
  • Frank Dyson, English professional rugby league footballer
  • James Dyson, Traditionally
  • Ruth Dyson, New Zealand politician
  • Kevin Dyson, former American football wide receiver of the National Football League
  • Michael Eric Dyson, academic, author, preacher, and radio host
  • Roy Dyson, American politician
  • Jeremy Dyson, English author, musician and screenwriter who
  • Will Dyson, Australian illustrator and political cartoonist
  • Hugo Dyson, English academic and a member of the Inklings literary group
  • Charles Wilson Dyson, American naval officer and engineer
  • Mia Dyson, Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist
  • Andre Dyson, former American football cornerback
  • A. E. Dyson, British literary critic, university lecturer
  • Simon Dyson, English professional golfer
  • Ricky Dyson, Australian rules footballer, originally
  • Nick Dyson, English former professional snooker player
  • Jon Dyson, English former professional footballer
  • Keith Dyson, English former professional football player
  • Jack Dyson, was both an English first-class cricketer and a professional footballer
  • Terry Dyson, retired footballer who played as a winger
  • Arnold Dyson, English first-class cricketer

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