Tiongson

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog Tiongson.

Proper noun[edit]

Tiongson (plural Tiongsons)

A surname from Tagalog.

Statistics[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tiongson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams[edit]

snooting

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Tiongzon

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Tiongson, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 長孫／长孙 (Tióng-sun)^[1] or 仲孫／仲孙 (Tiōng-sun).^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Tiongson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Statistics[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “長孫”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “仲孫”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[2] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC

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