Meaning: Its source is tyrie, a Gaelic name meaning "Land."

Popularity: The name Tyree ranked 541st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 998th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Tyrie is an Irish place name.

An alternate possible source is the patronymic Mac an Toisich, which means either ''son of the mason'' or ''son of the carpenter.''