Tuason
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫 / 大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest grandson”), via Spanish Tuason or Tagalog Tuason.
Proper noun
Tuason (plural Tuasons)
- A surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien] common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tuason is the 34758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Tuason is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tuason”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Tuason / Tuazon / Tuasun, from Hokkien 大孫 / 大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest son's eldest son; eldest grandson”).[1][2][3][4] Family History of the Tuason Family states that centuries ago their family patriarch was a Sangley (ethnic Chinese person) who was granted a mayorazgo of vast lands as the firstborn of his family.[5]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈason/ [ˈt̪waː.son̪]
- Rhymes: -ason
- Syllabification: Tu‧a‧son
Proper noun
Tuason (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜏᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien] common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
Related terms
- Son Tua
- Sontua
- Suntua
- Toazun
- Tuasun
- Tuazon
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tuason is the 537th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 16,576 individuals.
See also
References
- ^ 周长楫 [Zhōu, Chángjí], editor (2006), “大孙”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Southern Min dialects] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 80.
- ^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “大孫”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary][1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
- ^ 東方孝義 (TŌHŌ Takayoshi) (1931) “大孫”, in 臺日新辭書 [New Taiwanese–Japanese dictionary] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: 臺灣警察協會, page 651
- ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “toā-sun”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 464; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 464
- ^ MightyMagulang (19 March 2025) Mighty Magulang: Pamilya Tuason [Mighty Parents: Tuason Family][2], MightyMagulang @YouTube