Tecson

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Tecson (plural Tecsons)

  1. A surname from Min Nan Hokkien Chinese, common among Filipinos of Chinese descent.

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
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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Tec‧son
  • IPA(key): /ˈtekson/, [ˈtɛk.son]

Proper noun

Tecson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Min Nan of Hokkien Chinese origin, most notably descendants of ‘Tek Sun’ brothers from Guangzhou (Canton), China
    1. 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.
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