Quizon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog Quizon, from Spanish Quizon, from Hokkien.
Proper noun
Quizon (plural Quizons)
- A Filipino surname from Tagalog/Kapampangan/Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Quizon is the 35993rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 623 individuals. Quizon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.76%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quizon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Cebuano
Proper noun
Quizon
- a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?].
Proper noun
Quizon
- a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkizon/ [ˈkiː.zon̪]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈkison/ [ˈkiː.son̪]
- Rhymes: -izon, (with nativization) -ison
- Syllabification: Qui‧zon
Proper noun
Quizon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Quizon is the 422nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,816 individuals.