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 Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tecson is the 28498^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 837 individuals. Tecson is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.05%) individuals.

Anagrams

• socnet, netcos, costen, Ectons, Contés, contes, c-notes, centos, c notes

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

• Ticzon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtekson/ [ˈt̪ɛk.son̪]
• Rhymes: -ekson
• Syllabification: Tec‧son

Proper noun

Tecson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino 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 203^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 33,834 individuals.