Cojuangco

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Hokkien 許寰哥许寰哥 (Khó͘ Hoân-ko), via Spanish, the Spanish-era romanized Hokkien Chinese name of the family patriarch, composed of the patriarch's original surname, then one of the syllable's of his given name (either the personal non-generational character or the generational character of his Chinese given name), then the Hokkien (ko, older brother) male honorific suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kohuˈaŋko/ [koˈhwaŋ.ko], /koˈaŋko/ [koˈaŋ.ko] (relaxed)
  • Rhymes: -aŋko
  • Syllabification: Co‧ju‧ang‧co

Proper noun

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Cojuangco (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, borne by a known political and business clan in the Philippines

Statistics

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According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cojuangco is the 4,942 most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,771 individuals.