Tecson
English
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.
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
- IPA(key): /ˈtekson/, [ˈtɛk.son]
- Hyphenation: Tec‧son
Proper noun
Tecson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
- a 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.
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