Quizon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Quizon, from Spanish Quizon, from Hokkien.

Proper noun

Quizon (plural Quizons)

1. A Filipino surname from Tagalog/Kapampangan/Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quizon is the 35993^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 623 individuals. Quizon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.76%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Cebuano

Proper noun

Quizon

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?].

Proper noun

Quizon

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkizon/ [ˈkiː.zon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈkison/ [ˈkiː.son̪]
• Rhymes: -izon, (more native-sounding) -ison
• Syllabification: Qui‧zon

Proper noun

Quizon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Quizon is the 422^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,816 individuals.

See also

• Quezon