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    The surname Tuason

    A Spanish surname, carried by 650 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T250

    Tuason: #34,758 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tuason #34,758, 650 people Tuason: #34,758 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Tuason #34,758, 650 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tuason is more common than 78.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫 /大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest grandson”), via Spanish Tuason or Tagalog Tuason.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 650 people named Tuason in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 474,993 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 491.

    #34,758
    rank among US surnames
    650
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32.4%
    change since 2000 (was #41,722)

    Who is named Tuason

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    85% of people named Tuason identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • Two or more races 4.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Tuason

    Tuason has the Soundex code T250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T250.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tuason come from?
    Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫 /大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest grandson”), via Spanish Tuason or Tagalog Tuason.
    How common is the surname Tuason?
    650 people in the United States had the surname Tuason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 474,993 Americans. It ranked 34,758th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tuason?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Tuason identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Tuason getting more or less common?
    More common. 491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 650 in 2010, up 32%.
    What are other spellings of Tuason?
    Tuazon.