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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Quizon

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

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Hokkien [Term?].

Proper noun

Quizon

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Quizon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], most associated with Dolphy, which bears the real name of Rudolf Quizon

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