# Tecson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tecson/  
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) | 837 |
| US rank (2010) | 28,498 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 368,872 people |
| Change since 2000 | +46% (572 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Filipino surname ultimately from Hokkien 德孫 /德孙 (tek sun), via Spanish Tecson. See also Cantonese 嫡孫 /嫡孙 (dik¹ syun¹), Hokkien 嫡孫 /嫡孙 (tek-sun / tiak-sun), Japanese 嫡孫(てきそん) (tekison) / 嫡孫(ちゃくそん) (chakuson).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tecson 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) | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 88% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |

## Similar surnames

Tyson, Tison, Toscano, Theisen, Thiessen, Tassone, Tassin, Tuazon, Teigen, Tashjian, Tuason, Towson.

## 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.