Tecson (surname)

The tombstone of Jose Tecson (Hokkien Chinese: 扶西德孫; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hû-se Tek-sun; d. 1728 AD), one of the Tek Sun brothers, is in the church of San Andres Apostol Church of Candaba, Pampanga.

Jose Tecson's name is written in Traditional Chinese characters: 扶西德孫墓, which when read in Hokkien POJ: Hû-se Tek-sun Bō͘, lit.

The surname, Tecson, is a Spanish transliteration of Philippine Hokkien Chinese: 德孫; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-sun; Tâi-lô: Tik-sun.

According to Weedy Tan (from Manila), some Northern Chinese had two-syllable family names.

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tecson is the 203rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 33,834 individuals.

The tomb of Jose Tecson. The Chinese characters read, in center: 扶西德孫墓 ( Hokkien POJ : Hû-se Tek-sun Bō͘ , lit. Jose Tecson's Grave), upper right: 仙礁 ( Sian-ta ), and upper left: 高律 ( Ko-lu̍t ) for "Santa Cruz" .