# Singson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/singson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 708 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,485 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 436,081 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (558 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsiŋson/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano, Ilocano, and Tagalog Singson, possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 /曾孙 (cheng-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Singson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Singson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 8.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 78% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 8.3% |

## Similar surnames

Swanson, Swenson, Sansone, Swinson, Sanson, Samson, Sanjuan, Sansom, Sensenig, Simkins, Swensen, Swanigan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.