Tucson

Tucson Meaning & Origin

About Tucson
The surname Tucson is of Spanish origin and is derived from the place name "Tucson," which is a city in Arizona, United States. The name Tucson is believed to have originated from the O'odham Native American word "Cuk Ṣon," meaning "at the base of the black hill." Therefore, the surname Tucson likely refers to someone who either hailed from the city of Tucson or had ancestral connections to the region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tucson is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tucson: 150
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 116,201
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tucson based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tucson is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKSN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T UW1 S AA2 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈtuˌsɑn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tucson in Braille

Here's how to represent Tucson in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tucson in braille

How to sign the name Tucson using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tucson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tucson in sign language

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