Tio

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”).
• Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).

Tio (plural Tios)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tio is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Tio is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (50.43%), Hispanic/Latino (23.34%) and White (22.15%) individuals.

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

From Hokkien 趙／赵 (Tiō).

Tio

1. a surname from Hokkien

Borrowed from Hokkien 趙／赵 (Tiǒ) or 張／张 (Tioⁿ). Doublet of Tiu. Compare Malaysian & Singaporean English Teo / Teoh.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtjo/
    • Rhymes: -o
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtio/
    • Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: Ti‧o

Tio (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tio is the 1,172^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,507 individuals.

• ito, -ito