Lacson is a Filipino surname with historical roots originating in the provinces of

Iloilo Iloilo ( ; ), officially the Province of Iloilo (; ; ; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Iloilo City, the regional center of Western Visayas and politically independen ...

and

Negros Occidental Negros Occidental (; ), officially the Province of Negros Occidental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Negros, Negros Island. Its capital is the city of Bacolod, of which it is geographically s ...

, and with branches extending to

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...

and

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, ...

. They are a prominent family involved in business, politics, real estate, and agriculture. Historical records indicate members serving as gobernadorcillos during the

Spanish era The Spanish era (), sometimes called the era of Caesar, was a calendar era (year numbering system) commonly used in the states of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th century until the 15th, when it was phased out in favour of the ''Anno Domini'' (A ...

and were later involved in governance, commerce, and civic duties during the Japanese and American occupations. The surname "Lacson" is a transliteration of Spanish orthography from the Chinese-Spanish name "la̍k-sun." Derived from the

Hokkien Hokkien ( , ) is a Varieties of Chinese, variety of the Southern Min group of Chinese language, Chinese languages. Native to and originating from the Minnan region in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern China, it is also referred ...

language, it combines 六 (la̍k, meaning "sixth," possibly indicating birth order) and 孫 (sūn, meaning "grandchild") which had also been spelled as Laxon and Laczon by the Spaniards.

Notable Members with the Surname

* Aniceto Lacson (1857–1931), Filipino revolutionary general, sugar farmer, and businessman in the Philippines *

Arsenio Lacson Arsenio Hilario Sison Lacson Sr. (December 26, 1912 – April 15, 1962) was a Filipino lawyer, journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as 1st to be elected and 15th Mayor of Manila from 1952 to 1962. An active executive liken ...

(1911–1962), Filipino journalist and politician, nephew of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, Mayor of Manila (1952–1962) * Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr. (1851–1935), Filipino philanthropist and sugar farmer, co-founder of the Beaterio de Molo with his wife Maria Regalado Pidal de Arroyo (1860-1920), great-grandparents of of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, and

Iggy Arroyo Ignacio Tuason Arroyo Jr. (; October 24, 1950 – January 26, 2012), also known as Iggy Arroyo, was a Filipino politician. He was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fifth District of Negros Occidental ...

* José María Lacson Arroyo y Pidal (1875–1927), Filipino Politician, Representative of

Iloilo's 1st Congressional District Iloilo's 1st congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assem ...

from 1916 to 1919, Senator of the 7th Senatorial District, grandfather of Mike Arroyo and

* Ignacio Lacson Arroyo II (1915–1999), Filipino politician, grandson of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, father of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, and

* Soledad Lacson-Locsin (1905–1995), Filipina author, translated

Jose Rizal Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halaft ...

Noli Me Tangere ''Noli me tangere'' ('touch me not') is the Latin version of a phrase spoken, according to John 20:17, by Jesus to Mary Magdalene when she recognized him after His resurrection. The original Koine Greek phrase is (). The biblical scene has b ...

to the English language, sister of Mayor

* Rose Lacson (1948), Filipina-Australian socialite, granddaughter of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, niece of Mayor

* Isaac Lacson (1889–1964), Filipino politician, son of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, Governor of Negros Occidental (1931–1934), representative of the 8th senatorial district * Rafael B. Lacson (1896–1979), Filipino politician, son of Don Mariano Lacson, Mayor of Talisay City (1938–1941), Governor of Negros Occidental (1946–1951) * Daniel Lacson Jr. (1947–2024), Filipino politician, Governor of Negros Occidental during the Fourth Republic (1986–1987), and Fifth Republic (1988–1992) *

Eugenio Jose Lacson Eugenio José "Bong" Villarreal Lacson (; born December 13, 1959) is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of Negros Occidental since 2019. He previously served as the province's vice governor from 2013 to 2019, and was the mayor of San ...

(born 1959), Filipino politician, current Governor of Negros Occidental * Aurelio Lacson Locsin Sr. (1896–1974), Filipino politician, Mayor of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (1946) * Jose Carlos "Kako" Lacson (1942), Filipino politician, Mayor of Talisay City (1972–1980), Congressman of the 3rd District of

(1987–1998; 2001–2010) * Alex Lacson (1965), Filipino author, reform advocate, lawyer, and Senatorial candidate * Rosendo L. Lacson (1854–1926), Filipino Politician, brother of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, signatory of the Acta de Capitulacion during the

Negros Revolution The Negros Revolution (; ; ), commemorated and popularly known as the Fifth of November () or Negros Day (; ; ), was a political movement that in 1898 created a government on Negros Island in the Philippines, ending Spanish control of the isla ...

, first Mayor of Talisay City during the Negros Republic (1898–1900) * Juan Lacson, Filipino Politician, Mayor of Talisay City, Negros Occidental (1906–1911) * Daniel G. Lacson Sr., Filipino Politician, Mayor of Talisay City, Negros Occidental (1945–1947) * Felipe B. Lacson, Filipino Politician, Mayor of Talisay City, Negros Occidental (1947–1955) * David Lacson (1975–2021), Filipino politician, Mayor of E.B Magalona, Negros Occidental * John B. Lacson (1898–1992), Filipino sea captain and academician, founder of John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University *

Panfilo Lacson Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson Sr. (; born June 1, 1948) is a Filipino politician who is a senator-elect of the Philippines. He is also a former police general who served as director general of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 1999 to 2 ...

(1948), Filipino Senator, former Director-General of the

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police (PNP; ) is the national police force of the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currently, it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a pop ...

* Dominador Lacson Lugtu, Filipino architect, principal designer who built the

Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose arena, sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Quezon City#Cubao, Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. ...

* Agustin Lacson, Filipino politician, Gobernadorcillo of

San Fernando, Pampanga San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it h ...

(1854–1855) * Cosme Lacson, Filipino politician, Gobernadorcillo of San Fernando, Pampanga (1856–1857) * Manuel S. Lacson, Filipino politician, Gobernadorcillo of Magalang, Pampanga (1868) * Anacleto S. Lacson, Filipino politician, Gobernardorcillo of Magalang, Pampanga (1871–1873) * Aniceto S. Lacson, Filipino politician, Gobernardorcillo of Magalang, Pampanga (1891–1893) * Daniel O. Lacson, Filipino politician, Alcalde Mayor of Magalang, Pampanga (1899–1901) * Daniel T. Lacson Sr., Filipino politician, Mayor of Magalang, Pampanga (1968–1986) * Daniel L. Lacson, Jr., Filipino Politician, Mayor of Magalang, Pampanga (1988–1998) * Maria Lourdes P. Lacson, Filipina politician, current and first female Mayor of Magalang, Pampanga * Benjamin Lacson, Filipino politician, Mayor of

Concepcion, Tarlac Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 169,953 people. H ...

(2001–2004) * Andres Lacson (1976), Filipino politician, Mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac, and vice chairman of Aksyon Demokratiko (2013–2022)

Notable Members with the Surname

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