Hizon

Kapampangan

Etymology

Possibly either from Hokkien 耳孫／耳孙 (hī-sun, “great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or Hokkien 許孫／许孙 (hí-sun) or Taishanese 許孫／许孙 (hui2 lhun1) or Cantonese 許孫／许孙 (heoi2-syun1), via Spanish Hizon.

Proper noun

Hizon

  1. a surname from Chinese, most notably descendants of migrants from Macau to Parian, Mexico, Pampanga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly either from Hokkien 耳孫／耳孙 (hī-sun, “great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or Hokkien 許孫／许孙 (hí-sun) or Taishanese 許孫／许孙 (hui2 lhun1) or Cantonese 許孫／许孙 (heoi2-syun1), via Spanish Hizon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhison/, [ˈhi.son]

Proper noun

Hizon

  1. a surname from Min Nan common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, most notably descendants of migrants from Macau to Parián, Mexico, Pampanga

Statistics

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

See also
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