Jocson

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Jocson.

Proper noun

Jocson (plural Jocsons)

1. A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jocson is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Jocson is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jocson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 252.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 福 (hok) & 孫 / 孙 (sun).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhokson/ [ˈhok.son̪], /ˈd͡ʒokson/ [ˈd͡ʒok.son̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈdjokson/ [ˈd̪jok.son̪]
• Rhymes: -okson
• Syllabification: Joc‧son

Proper noun

Jocson (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ or ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Jocson is the 489^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 17,980 individuals.