Tiongco Family History
Tiongco Surname Meaning
Filipino: disyllabic Chinese Filipino surname derived from the Chinese personal name Tiong-Co. Its first element Tiong is a transliteration of a Chinese surname or personal name (see Tiongson) borne by an ancestor of the bearer of the surname Tiongco.
The second element Co is the Chinese morpheme 哥 meaning ‘(elder) brother’ and used to address a senior male in order to show respect.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
