Taysom

Meaning of Taysom

Taysom, pronounced TAY-suhm (/ˈteɪsəm/), began life as a little-recorded English surname—most plausibly a patronymic meaning “Tyson’s son,” with Tyson itself descending from the Old French tison, “firebrand”—and only recently migrated into the forename field. Its present-day profile is unmistakably Anglo-American, shaped in no small part by National Football League quarterback Taysom Hill, whose emergence in the late 2010s coincides with a measurable uptick in U.S. birth records: the name rose from a mere 10 registrations in 2012 to a peak of 119 in 2021, and it has hovered in the mid-800s range of national popularity ever since. As a result, Taysom exemplifies the modern American penchant for repurposing surnames, offering parents a balance of linguistic clarity, rarity, and subtle heritage. The name’s connotations—athletic energy, innovative spirit, and restrained distinctiveness—lend it a composed yet forward-looking character well suited to contemporary naming sensibilities.