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.
ABUQUE FilipinoPossibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
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.
BATUNGBAKAL FilipinoTagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog
bato "stone" combined with
bakal "iron, steel".
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 Filipino, TagalogFrom Hokkien 許寰哥
(Khó͘ Hoân-ko), which was the nickname of Co Yu Hwan (許玉寰), the Chinese predecessor of the family who arrived in the Philippines in the 19th century. This is the name of a prominent political and business family in the Philippines.
CORRALES Filipino, SpanishDenoting someone who worked in a barn or on a farm .
Corral means "barnyard", "corral", "yard" ,"sheepshed".
DAGOHOY Filipino, CebuanoFrom the Cebuano phrase
dagon sa huyuhoy meaning "talisman of the breeze", which was a nom de guerre of Filipino rebel
Francisco "Dagohoy" Sendrijas (1724-1800).
DAYANGHIRANG Filipino, TagalogMeans "chosen lady", derived from Tagalog
dayang meaning "lady, princess, girl" and
hirang "choice, selection".
DIMAANÓ FilipinoMeans "not knowing how to (do something)" in Filipino.
”di” is short for hinde/hindi, which means no, not, etc. “maanó” is derived from paano, which means “how.” DIZON Filipino, Tagalog, CebuanoDerived from Hokkien 二孫
(di-sun) or 二孙
(di-sun) meaning "second grandson". It is mainly used by Filipinos of Hokkien Chinese ancestry.
GALURA Filipino, Tagalog, PampanganDerived from Kapampangan
galura, ultimately from Sanskrit गरुड
(garuḍa) referring to a mythical bird in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain belief.
GONZAGA FilipinoCame from a rich village of the Philippines was adapted during the Spanish Colony
GOZAR FilipinoA filipino surname from the Spanish word "gozar," meaning "to enjoy."
GOZON Filipino, TagalogDerived from 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
LARDIZABAL Filipino, BasqueThis indicates familial origin within Lardizabal Palace, a mansion in Segura, Comarca of Goierri.
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
MAGSAYSAY Filipino, Tagalog, CebuanoDerived from Tagalog or Cebuano
saysay meaning "to tell, to relate, to narrate". A notable bearer was
Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957), who served as 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
PABALAT Filipino (Archaic)A Filipino surname meaning "cover, saddle" or "saddle maker". This surname was probably created when a Spanish Surveyor conducts a census during the late 19th century or the early 20th century in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines and asked a Filipino about his name but unable to complete his name because he lacks a surname but the surveyor notices that the boy is making a saddle so he just wrote 'Pabalat' in his papers.
PABELICO FilipinoFrom the word Pabel which means, "Humble". Pabelico means "Humblest".
PACQUIAO Cebuano, FilipinoHispanicized variant form of
Paquiao. A famous bearer of this surname is the Filipino world champion professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (b. 1978).
PANGANIBAN Filipino, TagalogMeans "careful, cautious (of danger)", derived from Tagalog
panganib "danger" combined with the suffix
-an denoting cause or action.
PANGILINAN Filipino, TagalogMeans "place of abstinence" from Tagalog
pangilin meaning "abstinence, to abstain" and the suffix
-an meaning "place of, time of". It was used to denote abstinence from certain foods for religious purposes.
PAQUIAO Filipino (Spanish), Cebuano (Spanish)Hispanicized form of the Cebuano surname
Pakyaw (also found spelled as
Pakiaw and
Pakaw), which is derived from Cebuano
pakyaw meaning "wholesale" or "to buy or pay in bulk".
QUIAMBAO Filipino, TagalogPossibly from Hokkien 欠賺
(khiàm-báu) meaning "owed money, lacking money" or 鹹賺
(kiâm-báu) "stingy with money".
REQUIROSO FilipinoDenoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Spain. Quirós, the place name, may derive from Galician
queiroa meaning "heather".
RIZAL Filipino, Tagalog, CebuanoDerived from Spanish
ricial meaning "green field" or "rice field". A notable bearer was José Rizal (1861-1896), a Filipino nationalist and national hero.
SALONGA Filipino, TagalogFrom the name of a chief of Polo (presently the city of Valenzuela in Manila) who was later baptised as
Pedro Salonga.
SAMSON Filipino, TagalogDerived from Min Nan 三孫
(sam-sun) or 三孙
(sam-sun) meaning "third grandchild", common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
SISON Filipino, TagalogDerived from Min Nan 四孫
(sì-sun) or 四孙
(sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild", mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
TATLONGHARI Filipino, TagalogDerived from Tagalog
Tatlong Hari literally meaning "three kings", used to refer to the biblical Magi.
TUAZON Filipino, TagalogDerived from Hokkien 大孫
(tōa-sun) or 大孙
(tōa-sun) meaning "grandson", used by Filipinos of Hokkien Chinese ancestry.
VALLE Spanish, Filipino, ItalianHabitational name from any of the many places named with
valle "valley", or topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (Latin
vallis).
VALMORIDA Filipino, CebuanoMeans "valley of the forest field", derived from Spanish
val meaning "valley" (from a contraction of
valle typically used for surnames) and Japanese 森
(mori) meaning "forest, woods" and 田
(ta) "paddy, field" (see
Morita).
VELASCO Filipino, SpanishFrom the medieval given name
Velasco or
Belasco formed with Basque
bel "raven" combined with the diminutive suffix -
sco. In some cases possibly a habitational name from any of various places in Logroño, Soria, and Seville provinces named Velasco.