Guanzon

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 玄孫／玄孙 (goân-sun, “great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or Hokkien 阮孫／阮孙 (goán sun, “our (exclusive) grandson”)[1], via Spanish Guanzon. Compare Tagalog Henson.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuanson/, [ˈɡuɐn.son]

Proper noun

Guanzon

  1. a surname from Min Nan common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Guanzon is the 541st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 16,691 individuals.

See also

References
  1. Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum, volume 1, Manila: University of Santo Tomás Archives, 1604, pages 283/261, 356/334
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