Lacson

Lacson is a surname originating from Molo, Iloilo. They are a prominent Filipino family involved in business, politics, real estate, and agriculture. The surname "Lacson" is a transliterated Chinese-Filipino surname with historical variations influenced by Spanish orthography. It is derived from the Hokkien "la̍k-sun", and can also been spelled as Laxon and Laczon by the Spaniards, reflecting regional influences. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alex Lacson (born 1965), Filipino author, reform advocate, lawyer, and Senatorial candidate
• Aniceto Lacson (1857–1931), sugar farmer, revolutionary general and businessman in the Philippines
• Isaac Lacson (1889–1964), son of General Aniceto Lacson, governor of Negros Occidental during the American Occupation
• Arsenio Lacson (1911–1962), Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila from 1952 to 1962
• Eugenio Jose Lacson (born 1959), Filipino politician and current governor of Negros Occidental
• Panfilo Lacson (born 1948), Filipino Senator and former Director-General of the Philippine National Police
• John B. Lacson (1898–1992), Filipino sea captain who founded the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University

See also

• Lacson Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines, named after Arsenio Lacson
• Lacson National Highway, main highway of Bacolod City, named after Gen. Aniceto Lacson
• Lacson Ruins, Negros Occidental, Philippines, ancestral home of the heirs of Mariano Lacson
• Cesar Lacson Locsin Ancestral House, Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines; home of El Ideal Bakery
• Lacson–Yusay Ancestral Mansion, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines; known otherwise as the Molo Mansion
• John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines; first maritime school in the Visayas and Mindanao with DNV-accredited private maritime institution in the Philippines.
• John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc., private maritime college in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines