Filipino
names are used on the island nation of the Philippines.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ABES FilipinoPossibly of Hispanic origin. Common in the Taytay region of Palawan.
ABIERA FilipinoIt is borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,397 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Abiera live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Asia. This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,047 people, or 1 in 16,742.
ABUQUE FilipinoPossibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
AMPUAN Filipino, MaranaoFrom a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.
AVANCEÑA FilipinoHispanicised form of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا
(ibn sīnā) meaning "son of Sina". This was the Arabic name for Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian polymath.
BACOLOD Filipino, Hiligaynon, CebuanoDerived from Hiligaynon
bakolod meaning "hill, mound, rise". This is also the name of a city in the Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.
BACUNAWA Filipino, CebuanoDerived from Cebuano
bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.
BAGATSING FilipinoFilipinized form of
Bhagat Singh, a combination of Sanskrit भगत
(bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह
(siṃhá) meaning "lion". A notable bearer was
RAMON Bagatsing (1916-2006), the 19th Mayor of Manila who was of Indian descent.
BAGO CebuanoDerived from
malabago and
maribago, the Cebuano name for the
Hibiscus tiliaceus plant.
BAGUINDA Filipino, Maguindanao, MaranaoFrom the Minangkabau title
bagindo denoting a prince or member of royalty. It was probably adopted in honour of Rajah Baguinda Ali (Raja Bagindo Ali in Indonesian sources), a Minangkabau prince who became a ruler of the Sulu Archipelago.
BATUNGBAKAL FilipinoTagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog
bato "stone" combined with
bakal "iron, steel".
BAYABAO Filipino, MaranaoFrom Maranao
Bayabaw, the term used to refer to traditional subdivisions of the eastern regions of Lanao.
CAGADAS FilipinoThe name Cagadas is most likely made or given to the Filipinos during the baptism of native Filipinos to Christianity in the 19th Century during the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. Most Filipinos had no surnames prior to their baptism and these names are given by the Spanish colonizers.
CAJIGAS Spanish, FilipinoTopographic name from the plural of Spanish
cajigo, derived from
quejigo meaning "gall oak".
CAÑOSA FilipinoIt is derived from the word 'Caña' meaning 'reed'. Born as a surname in before World War I, it is a newly formed family name built by Angelo Cañosa and his 2 siblings, formerly his birth surname is Caña when he and his siblings migrated to Agusan when they are wanted by the Spanish Authorities as they were berdugos(Killing Spanish allies)in their native place, Minglanilla and by rowing boats, they landed in Mindanao and he, Angelo Caña and his two siblings changed their family name into Cañosa...
[more] COJUANGCO FilipinoFrom Hokkien 許寰哥
(Khó͘ Hoân-ko), which was the nickname of Co Yu Hwan (許玉寰), a Chinese migrant who arrived in the Philippines in the 19th century. This is the name of a prominent political and business family in the Philippines.
COREANO Filipino, Spanish, PortugueseMeans "Korean" in Spanish and Portuguese, possibly an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Korea or who had connections with Korea.
CUIZON FilipinoFrom Hokkien 貴孫
(kuì sun) meaning "expensive grandchild" or "precious grandchild".
DAGOHOY Filipino, CebuanoFrom a shortened form of the Cebuano phrase
dagon sa huyuhoy meaning "talisman of the breeze", which was the nom de guerre of Filipino rebel
Francisco "Dagohoy" Sendrijas (1724-1800).
DATUIMAM Filipino, MaranaoFrom Maranao
datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" combined with Arabic إِمَام
(ʾimām) meaning "leader". It is used as a title for religious leaders.
DATUMOLOK Filipino, MaranaoFrom Maranao
datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" and
molok meaning "own, possess", used as a title of nobility.
DAYANGHIRANG Filipino, TagalogMeans "chosen lady", derived from Tagalog
dayang meaning "lady, princess, girl" and
hirang "choice, selection".
DIMAANO Filipino, TagalogMeans "not touched, not injured" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
maano meaning "have something happen" or
ano meaning "how, what".
DIMAAPI Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be oppressed" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
inaapi meaning "oppressed".
DIMACUHA Filipino, TagalogMeans "unobtainable" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
makuha meaning "to obtain, to get".
DIMAGIBA Filipino, TagalogMeans "indestructible" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
DIMAISIP Filipino, TagalogMeans "unfathomable" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
isip meaning "intellect, discernment".
DIMALANTA Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be withered" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
malanta meaning "fade, wither, wilt".
DIMALIWAT Filipino, TagalogMeans "firm, stubborn" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
liwat meaning "to transfer (liquid from one container to another)".
DIMAPILIS Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
pili meaning "twisted, contorted".
DIMARUCUT Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be caught" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
dukot meaning "draw out, pull".
DIMASUPIL Filipino, TagalogMeans "unconquerable" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
supil meaning "controlled, repressed, subdued".
DIMATULAC Filipino, TagalogMeans "stubborn" (literally "cannot be shoved") from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
tulak meaning "push, shove".
DIMAUNAHAN Filipino, TagalogMeans "champion" (literally "cannot be outdone") from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
unahan meaning "front, head, first".
DIMAYACYAC Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be crushed (in a fight)" from Tagalog
di meaning "no, not" and
yakyak meaning "crushed, trampled".
DIPASUPIL Filipino, TagalogMeans "cannot be suppressed" from Tagalog
di- meaning "no, not" and
supil meaning "subdued, suppressed".
DIZON FilipinoFrom Hokkien 二孫
(di-sun) or 二孙
(di-sun) meaning "second grandson".
DUTERTE Filipino, CebuanoHispanicised spelling of French
du tertre meaning "of the hillock, of the mound" (see
DUTERTRE). A notable bearer is
Rodrigo Duterte (1945-), the current president of the Philippines.
EJERCITO FilipinoFrom Spanish
ejército meaning "army". A notable bearere was Joseph Ejercito Estrada (1937-), the 13th president of the Philippines.
ELEAZAR Jewish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek, Filipino, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), MalayalamFrom the given name
ELEAZAR.
ELLYAS Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Ethiopian, Ge'ez, Amharic, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, TurkishForm of
ILYAS or
ELIAS found in several languages.
GALURA Filipino, Pampangan, TagalogDerived from Sanskrit गरुड
(garuḍa) referring to the Garuda, a mythical bird in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology.
GATCHALIAN Filipino, TagalogFrom a Hispanicised spelling of
Gat Sa Li-Han, a Chinese title meaning "lord of Li-Han". It was used by the rulers of Li-Han, an ancient Philippine state that was located in the present-day city of Malolos.
GATMAITAN Filipino, TagalogFrom a Hispanicised form of
Gat Maitan, a title meaning "lord of Mait" that was used by rulers of an ancient place named Mait or Maitan.
GOZAR FilipinoA filipino surname from the Spanish word "gozar," meaning "to enjoy."
GOZON FilipinoFrom Min Nan 五孫
(gō͘-sun) or 五孙
(gō͘-sun) meaning "fifth grandchild".
INDAY CebuanoInday means ''darling'' in Visayan language after the Spanish colonized the Philippines the name Inday became derogatory often associated with ''slaves'' and in present days ''domestic helpers''
IRAQUENA FilipinoIts meaning is 'era of coins' and its patriarch is Anok Iraquena.
LABRADOR Spanish, Portuguese, FilipinoFrom the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
LACSON FilipinoFrom Min Nan 六孫
(la̍k-sun) or 六孙
(la̍k-sun) meaning "sixth grandchild".
LARDIZABAL Filipino, BasqueThis indicates familial origin within Lardizabal Palace, a mansion in Segura, Comarca of Goierri.
LEE Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Filipino, Tagalog, Malay, IndonesianVietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Filipino, Malay, and Indonesian form of
LI (1).
MACAPAGAL Filipino, PampanganFrom Kapampangan
makapagal meaning "tiring". A notable bearer is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (1947-), the fourteenth president of the Philippines.
MAGBANUA Filipino, CebuanoFrom Cebuano
magbanwa meaning "townsperson", derived from Cebuano
bánwa meaning "city, town".
MAGINDARA CebuanoMagindara is a name of a demigoddess who turned into a mermaid, it is also the name of mythical creatures in the Philippines that are man-eating mermaids
MAGLASANG Filipino, CebuanoDenotes a forest dweller or a person originally from a forest, derived from Cebuano
lasang meaning "forest".
MAGSAYSAY Filipino, TagalogMeans "relate, narrate, declare" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was
Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957), the seventh president of the Philippines.
MANUG FilipinoThis surname is locataed mostly on Visayas or Mindanao in the Philippines. Manug is also a place in Egypt