The surname Tiongson
A Tagalog surname, carried by 667 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex T525
Origin
Tagalog origin
Borrowed from Tagalog Tiongson, from Spanish Tiongson, from Hokkien, possibly 長孫／长孙 (tióng-sun) or 仲孫／仲孙 (tiōng-sun).
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 667 people named Tiongson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 462,887 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 504.
Who is named Tiongson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
82% of people named Tiongson identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.7% as two or more races and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 82%
- Two or more races 7.7%
- White (not Hispanic) 7.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Tiongson
Tiongson has the Soundex code T525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T525.
Questions
- Where does the surname Tiongson come from?
- Borrowed from Tagalog Tiongson, from Spanish Tiongson, from Hokkien, possibly 長孫／长孙 (tióng-sun) or 仲孫／仲孙 (tiōng-sun).
- How common is the surname Tiongson?
- 667 people in the United States had the surname Tiongson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 462,887 Americans. It ranked 34,073rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Tiongson?
- In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Tiongson identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.7% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Tiongson getting more or less common?
- More common. 504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 667 in 2010, up 32%.