Tio
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tio"
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Proper noun edit
Tio (plural Tios)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tio is the 37848th 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.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tio”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Tio
- a surname from Hokkien
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Hokkien 趙/赵 (Tiǒ) or 張/张 (Tioⁿ). Doublet of Tiu. Compare Malaysian & Singaporean English Teo / Teoh.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tio (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)
- a surname from Hokkien
Statistics edit
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tio is the 1,172th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,507 individuals.