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Irish (Tyrone): variant of Tighe . Welsh and Cornish: descriptive nickname from Welsh teg or possibly Cornish tek ‘fair beautiful’. There has been considerable confusion between the Welsh and Irish names both in Wales and Ireland.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022