Tiso Family History
Tiso Name Meaning
Italian: from Tiso a personal name of ancient Germanic origin. Italian: in some cases a habitational name from Tiso in Bolzano province. Italian (southern): nickname from a dialect word tisu ‘upright’. English (Staffordshire): variant of Tysoe a habitational name from Tysoe in Warwickshire. The placename means ‘Tig's spur of land’ from Old English Tīg (genitive Tīges) the name of a Germanic god of war + hōh ‘heel spur of land’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022