Researching Mac Tyer
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 134 people with the Tyer surname? In that year Tyer was ranked number 3445 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Mac means "Son Of .." and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Mac Tyer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mac Tyer and the Tyer Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tyer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Tyer family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 117 people with the Tyer surname in the UK? Tyer is now ranked number 3932 for popularity in the UK. |
Tyer Genealogy Databases
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Tyer surname in the USA? Tyer is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Mac Tyer
Mac Tyer
Socrate Petteng (born April 23, 1979), better known as Mac Tyer, is a French rapper of Cameroonian descent, from Aubervilliers, Île-de-France. He is also known as Monsieur Socrate or mononym Socrate.
He was also member of Perestroika, a rap/hip hop trio made up of Mac Tyer, Mac Kregor (real name Makenzy Guerrier), also from Aubervilliers, France but of Haitian descent and Dontcha. The band was formed in 1999, and active initially for one year, with very rare appearances later on.
With Dontcha opting to continue on a solo career, Mac Tyer and Mac Kregor turned it into a rap duo renaming it Tandem in 2000. Tandem remained active until 2014, although its members also released solo albums of their own. Tandem was signed at various times to Because Music, Première Classe and Hostile Records.
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