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.
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.
BAGATSING Filipino, HiligaynonIndian Filipino name derived from Sanskrit भगत
(bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह
(siṃhá) meaning "lion".
BATUNGBAKAL FilipinoTagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog
bato "stone" combined with
bakal "iron, steel".
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).
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''
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
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.
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 Tagalog, 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.
QUIAMBAO Filipino, TagalogOf Hokkien origin with an unknown meaning. It is mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese origin.
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 Malay, 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.
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.
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"Valley of Morita" in Spanish, from
Morita (森田) (sēntián), "forest and farmland" in Chinese
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.