Find out how popular the last name Tuazon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tuazon.

Tuazon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tuazon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tuazon in America

Tuazon is the 17958th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tuazon surname appeared 1,556 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tuazon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tuazon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tuazon

The surname Tuazon originated in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, which lasted from the 16th to the 19th century. It is believed to be derived from the Tagalog word "tuason," which means "someone who lives near a spring or well." This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify people who lived in an area with a natural water source.

The earliest recorded instances of the Tuazon surname can be found in Spanish colonial records and documents from the Philippines dating back to the 17th century. One notable example is a land grant from 1685 that mentions a person named Juan Tuazon, who was a landowner in the province of Bulacan.

In the 18th century, the Tuazon name appears in various historical records, such as church records and census documents. One prominent figure from this time was Pedro Tuazon, a Filipino revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the late 1700s.

As the Philippines transitioned from Spanish to American rule in the early 20th century, the Tuazon surname continued to be prevalent. One notable individual was Jose Tuazon, a Filipino statesman and politician who served as a member of the Philippine Commission from 1904 to 1913.

Another significant figure with the Tuazon surname was Gregorio Tuazon, a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1935 to 1951. He played a crucial role in shaping Philippine jurisprudence during the early years of the country's independence.

In more recent times, the Tuazon name has been carried by several prominent Filipinos, including Rolando Tuazon, a renowned actor and director in the Philippine entertainment industry, and Renato Tuazon, a celebrated painter and visual artist.

While the Tuazon surname is primarily associated with the Philippines, it has also spread to other parts of the world due to migration. However, its roots can be traced back to the Philippines, where it originated as a name identifying individuals living near natural water sources during the Spanish colonial era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tuazon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tuazon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tuazon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tuazon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tuazon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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