Hizon

Kapampangan

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 耳孫 / 耳孙 (hī-sun, “great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), Guangzhou-Zhangzhou dialect 許孫／许孙 (hí-sun), Taishan dialect 許孫／许孙 or Cantonese 許孫／许孙 ( heoi 2 syun 1 ) , via Spanish Hizon.

Proper noun

Hizon

1. a surname from Hokkien, most notably descendants of migrants from Macau to Parian, Mexico, Pampanga
   • Maximino Hizon, Filipino revolutionary general

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 耳孫 / 耳孙 (hī-sun, “great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Hizon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhizon/ [ˈhiː.zon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈhison/ [ˈhiː.son̪]
• Rhymes: -izon, (with nativization) -ison
• Syllabification: Hi‧zon

Proper noun

Hizon (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, most notably descendants of migrants from Macau to Parián, Mexico, Pampanga
   • Maximino Hizon, Filipino revolutionary general

Related terms

• Ison
• Izon
• Yson

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Hizon is the 514^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 17,142 individuals.

See also

• Singson
• Canoy
• Guanzon
• Henson
• Layson
• Leyson
• Sayson
• Unson
• Inson