The Tyree surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,613 people carried this name — #3,695 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,451 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Tyree surname

Shortened from McIntyre.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Tyree» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

30 families named Tyree, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 178 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 13
North Carolina 12
South Carolina 3
Massachusetts 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 266 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Tyree in American newspapers,
1898–1913.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Tyree
San Antonio Daily Light 1899-01-30
Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Tyree
San Antonio Daily Light 1898-12-17
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Tyree
The Day Book 1913-12-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,195 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tyree in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

563 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tyree. The most, 139, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 292
Victoria 193
Queensland 30
South Australia 13
Western Australia 13
ACT (Canberra) 10
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tyree.

Who carried it

People named Tyree,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Tyree
    William Tyree 1855–1924 · photographer
  • Elizabeth Tyree
    Elizabeth Tyree 1865–1952 · actor
  • Fred Tyree
    Fred Tyree 1867–1924 · photographer
  • Ella Tyree
    Ella Tyree 1920–1989 · scientist
  • James Tyree 1818–1896 · photographer
  • William Tyree 1820–1889 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tyree,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States489 records

489 records of the Tyree name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 336
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 107
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 33
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record David M. Tyree

    Born 1916 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at Tacoma; construction laborer from Kitsap County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Eagle Point National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Noah H. Tyree

    Born 1930; from Carter County, Tennessee. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Tracy H. Tyree

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1964, died 1997; buried at Evergreen Union Cemerety, Waverly, Ohio.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 489 records for Tyree in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia47 records

47 records of the Tyree name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 44
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Tyree

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Cheapside, aged 30; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ruth Tyree

    Of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1975.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frederick Tyree

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Cheapside, aged 20; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Tyree in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Tyree name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Marian Emma Tyree

    Died 1914, aged 36; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Tyree in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Tyree name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Kenneth Tyree

    Born 1938 in the United States; died 1999 in the United States.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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