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Lacson is a Filipino surname with deep historical roots originating in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental, and with branches extending to Cavite and Pampanga. They are a prominent 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 has also been spelled as Laxon and Laczon by the Spaniards.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alex Lacson (1965), Filipino author, reform advocate, lawyer, and Senatorial candidate
- Aniceto Lacson (1857–1931), sugar farmer, revolutionary general, and businessman in the Philippines
- Arsenio Lacson (1911–1962), Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (1952-1962)
- Eugenio Jose Lacson (born 1959), Filipino politician, current Governor of Negros Occidental
- Isaac Lacson (1889–1964), son of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, Governor of Negros Occidental during the American Occupation
- Rose Lacson (1948), Filipina-Australian socialite, granddaughter of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, niece of Mayor Arsenio Lacson
- Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr. (1915-1999), Filipino politician, grandson of Gen. Aniceto Lacson, father of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, and Iggy Arroyo
- Daniel Lacson Jr. (1951), Filipino Politician, Governor of Negros Occidental during the Fourth Republic (1986-1987), and Fifth Republic (1988-1992)
- John B. Lacson (1898–1992), Filipino sea captain who founded the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University
- David Lacson (1975-2021), Filipino politician, Mayor of E.B Magalona, Negros Occidental
- Panfilo Lacson (1948), Filipino Senator, former Director-General of the Philippine National Police
- 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
- Andres Lacson (1976), Filipino politician, mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac, and vice chairman of Aksyon Demokratiko (2013-2022)
See also
- Lacson Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manila, NCR, Philippines, named after Arsenio Lacson
- Lacson National Highway, main highway of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, named after Gen. Aniceto Lacson
- Republic of Negros, a brief revolutionary state in Negros Island, led by Gen. Aniceto Lacson
- Lacson Ruins, Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines; ancestral home of the heirs of Don 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 Filipino maritime school in the Visayas and Mindanao with DNV-accreditation
- John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc., private maritime college in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines