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 28498th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 837 individuals. Tecson is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.05%) individuals.
Anagrams
Tagalog
Alternative forms
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/ [ˈt̪ɛk.son̪]
- 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 203rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 33,834 individuals.