Filipino Submitted Surnames
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.
ABESFilipinoPossibly of Hispanic origin. Common in the Taytay region of Palawan.
ABUQUEFilipinoPossibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.
ALHAMBRAFilipino, SpanishRefers to the Alhambra, a palace complex located in Granada, Spain. The name itself is of Arabic origin, derived from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء
(Al-Ḥamrā) meaning "the red one" or, ultimately, from Arabic أَحْمَر
(ʾaḥmar) "red".
BAGATSINGFilipino, HiligaynonIndian Filipino name derived from Sanskrit भगत
(bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह
(siṃhá) meaning "lion".
BATUNGBAKALFilipinoTagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog
bato "stone" combined with
bakal "iron, steel".
DAGOHOYFilipino, 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).
DIMAANÓFilipinoMeans "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.” DIZONFilipino, 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.
GALURAFilipino, TagalogDerived from Kapampangan
galura, ultimately from Sanskrit गरुड
(garuḍa) referring to a mythical bird in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain belief.
GONZAGAFilipinoCame from a rich village of the Philippines was adapted during the Spanish Colony
GOZARFilipinoA filipino surname from the Spanish word "gozar," meaning "to enjoy."
INDAYCebuanoInday 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''
LABRADORSpanish, 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
MAGINDARACebuanoMagindara 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
PACQUIAOCebuano, FilipinoHispanicized variant form of
Paquiao. A famous bearer of this surname is the Filipino world champion professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (b. 1978).
PANGANIBANFilipino, TagalogMeans "careful, cautious (of danger)", derived from Tagalog
panganib "danger" combined with the suffix
-an denoting cause or action.
PANGILINANTagalog, FilipinoMeans "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.
QUIAMBAOFilipino, TagalogOf Hokkien origin with an unknown meaning. It is mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese origin.
REQUIROSOFilipinoDenoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Spain. Quirós, the place name, may derive from Galician
queiroa meaning "heather".
RIZALMalay, FilipinoIn the case of Filipino usage, the surname is claimed to be derived from Spanish
ricial meaning "the green of young growth" or "green fields". A notable bearer is José Rizal (1861-1896), a Filipino nationalist and national hero.
SAMSONFilipino, TagalogDerived from Min Nan 三孫
(sam-sun) or 三孙
(sam-sun) meaning "third grandchild", common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
SISONFilipino, TagalogDerived from Min Nan 四孫
(sì-sun) or 四孙
(sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild", mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
TUAZONFilipino, TagalogDerived from Hokkien 大孫
(tōa-sun) or 大孙
(tōa-sun) meaning "grandson", used by Filipinos of Hokkien Chinese ancestry.
VALMORIDAFilipino"Valley of Morita" in Spanish, from
Morita (森田) (sēntián), "forest and farmland" in Chinese