Lacson is a surname. It is from the Hokkien "la̍k-sun". "Lacson" was spelled as Laxon and Laczon by the Spaniards, depending on where they came from in Spain. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alex Lacson (born 1965), Filipino bestselling author, reform advocate, lawyer, and former 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 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
See also
- Lacson Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines
- John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc., private maritime college in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
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