Tuason

English

Alternative forms

• Tuazon

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫 / 大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest grandson”), via Spanish Tuason or Tagalog Tuason.

Proper noun

Tuason (plural Tuasons)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien] common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tuason is the 34758^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Tuason is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.92%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Auston, Autons, autons, tauons