Songco

Songco

1. A barangay of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Alang-alang, Amantacop, Ando, Balacdas, Balud, Banuyo, Baras, Bato, Bayobay, Benowangan, Bugas, Cabalagnan, Cabong, Cagbonga, Calico-an, Calingatngan, Camada, Campesao, Can-abong, Can-aga, Canjaway, Canlaray, Canyopay, Divinubo, Hebacong, Hindang, Lalawigan, Libuton, Locso-on, Maybacong, Maypangdan, Pepelitan, Pinanag-an, Punta Maria, Purok A, Purok B, Purok C, Purok D1, Purok D2, Purok E, Purok F, Purok G, Purok H, Sabang North, Sabang South, San Andres, San Gabriel, San Gregorio, San Jose, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Saturnino, Santa Fe, Siha, Sohutan, Songco, Suribao, Surok, Taboc, Tabunan, Tamoso — barangays of Borongan

A Hispanicized Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien. The second element ko is from Hokkien 哥 (gē, “elder brother”), an honorific used in addressing a senior male. The first element Song probably reflects a Hokkien pronunciation of a Chinese surname or personal name, possibly 宋 (sòng, “Song”), though the exact Chinese characters are uncertain.

The surname belongs to the class of older Chinese Filipino surnames formed from transliterated Hokkien names written in Spanish orthography and adopted as hereditary surnames during the Spanish colonial period.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsoŋko/ [ˈsoŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -oŋko
• Syllabification: Song‧co

Songco (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname of Hokkien origin

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Songco is the 1,245^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,120 individuals.

• Wickberg, Edgar (1965), The Chinese in Philippine Life, 1850–1898, Yale University Press