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There are approximately 3,700 people named Tye in the UK. That makes it the 2,747th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 59 are named Tye.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Tye surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TYE. 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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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