Quizon
English
Proper noun
Quizon (plural Quizons)
- 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 35993rd 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
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?].
Tagalog
Proper noun
Quizon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Quizon is the 422nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,816 individuals.
See also
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