Firebrand or piece of burning wood
Derived from the Old French word 'tison', meaning a firebrand or a piece of wood partially burned. It originally functioned as a nickname for someone with a fiery temperament or perhaps a charcoal burner. As a surname-turned-first-name, it remains extremely rare in the United States.
Less common today
Tison isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,647 in 2008.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
