The story
- Spanish · borrowed fromQuezon
- English todayQuezon
The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 /鸡孙 (ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The placenames in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.