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Tyer Family History

Tyer Surname Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture from Middle English tye ‘enclosed piece of land; large area of common pasture’ (see Tye) + -er.

English: occupational name for a maker of chests from an unrecorded Middle English teyer tyer an agent derivative of the word in 1 above which also had the sense ‘box, coffer, chest’.

English: occasionally perhaps from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Tiard Tiart with the loss of final -d or -t.

It is an Old French form of ancient Germanic Theudhard, Latinized as Thiardus, and is composed of theud ‘people’ + hard- ‘hardy, brave’.

Scottish and Irish: variant of Tier.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Tyer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tyer family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tyer families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 50 Tyer families living in London. This was about 26% of all the recorded Tyer's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Tyer families in 1891.
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What did your Tyer ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Plumber and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tyer. 100% of Tyer men worked as a Plumber and 65% of Tyer women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Plumber
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    65%
  • Cotton Weaver
    8%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    7%
  • Incapacitated
    5%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 817 immigration records available for the last name Tyer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Tyer. For the veterans among your Tyer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tyer lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Tyer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Tyer in 1949 was 29, and 82 in 2004.

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