Tiongson

Borrowed from Tagalog Tiongson, from Spanish Tiongson, from Hokkien.

Tiongson (plural Tiongsons)

1. A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tiongson is the 34073^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Tiongson is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.86%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tiongson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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Borrowed from Spanish Tiongson, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 長孫／长孙 (tióng-sun)^[1] or 仲孫／仲孙 (tiōng-sun).^[2]

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈoŋson/ [ˈt͡ʃon̪.son̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈoŋson/ [ˈt̪jon̪.son̪]
• Rhymes: -oŋson
• Syllabification: Ti‧ong‧son

Tiongson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tiongson is the 420th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,945 individuals.