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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 34073rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Tiongson is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.86%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
Tagalog
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
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] (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] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC