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Tiongson

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Tiongson.

Proper noun

Tiongson (plural Tiongsons)

A surname from Tagalog.

Statistics

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

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

Anagrams

snooting

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Tiongzon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈoŋson/ [ˈt͡ʃon̪.son̪]
- IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiˈoŋson/ [ˈt̪jon̪.son̪]
Rhymes: -oŋson
Syllabification: Ti‧ong‧son

Proper noun

Tiongson (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Statistics

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

References

^ 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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