# Tuazon (surname)

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

A Filipino surname from Tagalog/Kapampangan [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tagalog |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,556 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,958 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 198,423 people |
| Change since 2000 | +30% (1,195 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫／大孙 (tōa-sun), via Spanish Tuazon or Tagalog Tuazon or Kapampangan Tuazon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tuazon 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) | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 90% |
| Two or more races | 4.0% |

## Similar surnames

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