Tiongson

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Tiongson.

Proper noun

Tiongson (plural Tiongsons)

  1. A surname from Tagalog.

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

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • Tiongzon

Etymology

From Spanish Tiongson, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 長孫 (Tióng-sun)[1] or 仲孫 (Tiōng-sun)[1] or 張孫 (Tioⁿ-sûn) or a patronymic name of a family patriarch surnamed 鄭／郑 (Tīⁿ).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Tiong‧son
  • IPA(key): /tiˈoŋson/, [ˈt͡ʃon.son]

Proper noun

Tiongson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Min Nan common on Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Statistics

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

See also

References
  1. 小川尚義 (1932) 臺日大辭典(台譯版)‎, (大日本帝󠄁國臺灣) 臺北市 (Taihoku, Taiwan, Empire of Japan): 臺灣總督府, page 306
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