Tison Family History
Tison Name Meaning
French: nickname from Old French tison ‘piece of wood’ and ‘firebrand’ in the latter sense perhaps denoting someone with a fiery temperament. French (Nord and Pas-de-Calais): ethnic name from a derivative of Old French teis ‘German Flemish’ from ancient Germanic theod ‘people’. Compare Teson and Tesson . Possibly also an Americanized form of German Theissen or Theisen . Compare Tyson .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022