Tecson

English

Etymology

Filipino surname ultimately from Hokkien 德孫／德孙 (tek-sun), via Spanish Tecson.

Proper noun

Tecson (plural Tecsons)

A surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Tecson is the 28498^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 837 individuals. Tecson is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.05%) individuals.

Anagrams

Contés, c notes, c-notes, centos, costen, socnet

Tagalog

扶西德孫墓 (Hokkien POJ: Hû-se Tek-sun Bō͘, lit. Jose Tecson's Grave; Santa Cruz d. 1728 AD), located in San Andres Apostol Church of Candaba, Pampanga (as of 2010)

Alternative forms

Ticzon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tecson, from Hokkien 德孫／德孙 (tek-sun). See also Hokkien 叔孫／叔孙 (chek-sun).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtekson/ [ˈtɛk.son]
Rhymes: -ekson
Syllabification: Tec‧son

Proper noun

Tecson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, most notably descendants of ‘Tek Sun’ brothers from Guangzhou (Canton), China
Trinidad Tecson, Filipina revolutionary

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tecson is the 203^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 33,834 individuals.

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