Tyrone

Tyrone Meaning & Origin

About Tyrone
The surname Tyrone is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Tír Eoghain," meaning "land of Eoghan." It is a territorial surname associated with County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The name Eoghan refers to a personal name that was common in ancient Ireland, and "Tír Eoghain" signifies the ancestral homeland of the Eoghanachta clan. The surname Tyrone thus represents a connection to the historical region and its people.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tyrone is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tyrone: 783
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29986
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tyrone based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tyrone is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T06050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AY2 R OW1 N
🌐 IPA
/ˌtaɪˈroʊn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tyrone in Braille

Here's how to represent Tyrone in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tyrone in braille

How to sign the name Tyrone using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tyrone using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tyrone in sign language

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