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Pages in category "Surnames of Philippine origin" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abuel;
Pages in category "Surnames of Filipino origin" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abueva;
The Spanish surname category provides the most common surnames in the Philippines. [6] At the course of time, some Spanish surnames were altered (with some eventually diverged/displaced their original spelling), as resulted from illiteracy among the poor and farming class bearing such surnames, creating confusion in the civil registry and a ...
The dissemination of surnames were also based on the recipient family's origins. For example, surnames starting with "A" were distributed to provincial capitals, "B" surnames were given to secondary towns, and tertiary towns received "C" surnames. [8] Families were awarded with the surnames or asked to choose from them. [9]
The name "Quirino" itself was ultimately derived from the Latin Quirinus, meaning "armed with a lance." [92] Rizal. Spanish surname. The province was named after José Rizal, inspirational figure of the Philippine Revolution and national hero. "Rizal" in turn, is a modified form of the Spanish word ricial, literally meaning "able to grow back ...
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [17] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique. [18]
Agoncillo, Batangas (Spanish surname. Named after Filipino patriot Felipe Agoncillo.) Aguilar, Pangasinan (Spanish surname. Named after Spanish Governor-General Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León.) [14] Aguinaldo, Ifugao (Spanish surname. Named after Filipino president Emilio Aguinaldo.) Alaminos, Laguna (Spanish surname.
Surnames of Philippine origin (6 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Filipino names" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.