Tyrus

Where Tyrus comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Tyrus.

Tyrus through the years
  1. 1910
    Tyrus Wong born
    Chinese-American artist
  2. 1910
    First appearance
    #1,421 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1912
    Peak, #970
    22 babies named Tyrus, its best rank.
  4. 1919
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,877.
  5. 1986
    Tyrus Thomas born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Tyrus Wong · Chinese-American artist, 1910–2016
  • Tyrus Thomas · American basketball player, born 1986
  • Tyrus Thompson · American football offensive lineman, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.