Filipino Submitted Surnames

ABAÑO Filipino
Possibly derived from Spanish baño meaning "bath".

ABANTAS Filipino, Maranao
Means "long-lived" in Maranao.

ABDULLA Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Tausug, Dhivehi, Uyghur
From the given name ABD ALLAH.

ABDURAHMAN Arabic, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name ABD AL-RAHMAN.

ABES Filipino
Possibly of Hispanic origin. Common in the Taytay region of Palawan.

ABIERA Filipino
It 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.

ABUBACAR Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
From the given name ABUBACAR.

ABUBAKAR Western African, Hausa, Fula, Filipino, Tausug, Maguindanao
From the given name ABU BAKR.

ABUQUE Filipino
Possibly of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin and possibly a derivative of Albuquerque.

ACMAD Filipino, Maranao
From the given name ACMAD.

ACOGIDO Filipino (Rare)

ACOLLADOR Filipino
Lanyard in Spanish

ADIONG Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao adiyong meaning "to prepare, to make ready".

ADLAWAN Filipino, Cebuano
Means "daytime" in Cebuano.

AFRICA Filipino

AGANAD Filipino, Ilocano
From Ilocano agannad meaning "to be careful, to take care".

AGBAYANI Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to become a hero" in Ilocano.

AGBUYA Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to watch" in Ilocano.

AGCAOILI Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano agkawili meaning "to hold on".

AGUINALDO Filipino
From the given name AGUINALDO. A notable bearer was Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the first president of the Philippines.

ALAOEN Filipino (Rare)

ALBISO Filipino

ALCABASA Filipino
Derived from Spanish el cabeza meaning "the head".

ALCANTARA Spanish, Filipino
Simplified form of ALCÁNTARA.

ALCOMENDRAS Filipino

ALINAYA Filipino

ALMAZAN Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of ALMAZÁN primarily used in America and the Philippines.

ALONG Filipino

ALONTO Filipino, Maranao
Means "extraordinary" in Maranao.

ALVAREZ Filipino, American (Hispanic)
Variant of ÁLVAREZ.

ALZONA Filipino

AMATONDING Filipino, Maranao
From a Maranao title of nobility.

AMBOLOTO Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.

AMBONG Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a type of hut or shack used as storage for food harvest.

AMEROL Filipino, Maranao

AMIGABLE Filipino
From Spanish amigable meaning "amicable".

AMORAN Filipino, Maranao
Means "foundation, framework" in Maranao.

AMPAO Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao ampaw meaning "detour" or "popped rice".

AMPASO Filipino, Maranao
Derived from ampasoʼ, a Maranao ancestral title.

AMPUAN Filipino, Maranao
From a royal title meaning "one who asks for apology" or "revered, great" in Maranao.

AMRAD Filipino
Unknown origin.

ANYAYAHAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "banquet, bid, invitation" in Tagalog.

ARIMAO Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao arimaw meaning "lion".

ARNALDO Filipino

ATIENZA Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.

AVANCEÑA Filipino
Hispanicised form of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا‎ (ibn sīnā) meaning "son of Sina". This was the Arabic name for Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian polymath.

AVELINO Spanish, Polynesian, Filipino
Spanish form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.

AZARCON Filipino

BACCAY Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to guard" in Tagalog.

BACOLOD Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Derived 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, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.

BAGATSING Filipino
Filipinized 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 Cebuano
Derived from malabago and maribago, the Cebuano name for the Hibiscus tiliaceus plant.

BAGUINDA Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From 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.

BAGUIO Filipino, Cebuano
Hispanicized form of Cebuano bagyo meaning "typhoon, storm".

BAHANDI Filipino, Cebuano
Means "wealth, riches, treasure" in Cebuano.

BALAGUER Catalan, Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Balaguer in Catalonia, Spain.

BALIAO Spanish, Filipino

BALINDONG Filipino, Maranao
From a title of nobility meaning "philosopher, seer" in Maranao.

BALINGIT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cheeks" in Kapampangan.

BALITAAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to share news" in Tagalog.

BALMILERO Filipino

BALUYOT Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Derived from Hiligaynon baluyot meaning "sack, bag, pouch".

BALUYUT Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of BALUYOT.

BALZA Spanish (Archaic), Belgian (Archaic), Filipino (Hispanicized, Archaic)
The surname Balza is a derivation (BELZER, BALZAC, Balzer, etc.) of the ancient name "BALTHAZAR", meaning "one of the three wise men."

BAMBAO Filipino

BANAAG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "gleam, glimmer, ray" in Tagalog.

BAÑAGA Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of BANIAGA.

BANAL Filipino

BANAN Filipino

BANGON Filipino, Maranao
Means "to rise, to get up" or "plot of land" in Maranao.

BANIAGA Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog banyaga meaning "foreigner".

BAQUIRAN Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano bakiran meaning "forest".

BARTE Filipino

BASA Tagalog, Filipino
Very prominent name in Manila, the Philippines.

BASCON Filipino

BASHER Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maranao
From the given name BASHIR.

BATABOR Filipino, Maranao
Means "coffeepot, teapot" or "green malong (tube skirt)" in Maranao.

BATOBALANI Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Means "lodestone, magnet" in Cebuano and Hiligaynon.

BATUNGBAKAL Filipino
Tagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog bato "stone" combined with bakal "iron, steel".

BAUZON Filipino
Meaning unknown, of Hokkien origin.

BAYABAO Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao Bayabaw, the term used to refer to traditional subdivisions of the eastern regions of Lanao.

BENITEZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of BENÍTEZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

BITUIN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "star" in Tagalog.

BOLOTO Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.

BONDOC Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog bundok meaning "mountain".

BREZUELA Filipino

BUENCAMINO Filipino

BULALACAO Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bulalakaw meaning "meteor, shooting star".

BULAN Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Indonesian
Means "moon" in Tagalog, Cebuano, and Indonesian.

BUTO Filipino

CAASI Filipino, Ilocano
Means "pitiful" in Ilocano.

CABAHUG Filipino, Cebuano
Means "feeder" from Cebuano bahog meaning "feed, slop".

CABATUAN Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano kabatoan meaning "rocky area, rocky place".

CABUGATAN Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kabugatan, a historical title for a crown prince.

CAGADAS Filipino
The 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.

CAINGLET Filipino

CAJIGAS Spanish, Filipino
Topographic name from the plural of Spanish cajigo, derived from quejigo meaning "gall oak".

CAJUCOM Filipino

CAL Filipino

CALIDA Filipino

CALINAO Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Derived from Cebuano and Hiligaynon kalinaw meaning "calmness, peace, tranquility".

CALUMPANG Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kalumpang meaning "wild almond tree".

CAMAMA Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao kamama meaning "manly, masculine".

CAMANTIGUE Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog kamantigi meaning "garden balsam (a type of plant)".

CANAFE Filipino

CAÑOSA Filipino
It 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]

CAÑUSA Filipino (Hispanicized, Modern, Archaic)
Cañusa is the only variant of the family name of Cañusa. Used by the descendants of Ortillo Cañosa and Eulalia Cañosa in Agusan del Sur, Philippines.

CANUTO Filipino

CAPILI Filipino

CAPULE Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain.

CARABEO Filipino
water buffalo

CARIB Filipino

CARIM Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Carim.

CARINGAL Filipino, Tagalog
Means "very beautiful, very handsome", from Tagalog dingal "beautiful, handsome".

CARNO Filipino

CARTASANO Filipino

CATACUTAN Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog katakutan meaning "fear, fright".

CATAPANG Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog tapang meaning "bravery, courage".

CAWAN Filipino

CAYABYAB Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog yabyab meaning "pounding of rice grains".

CELDA Spanish (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
The Spanish word for 'cell', as in prison cell.

CEROJANO Filipino
Filipino form of the Spanish CIRUJANO.

CHAVEZ Spanish, Filipino
Variant of CHÁVEZ.

CHENGCUENCA Filipino
From Cuenca de Cheng, "CHENG's basin" in Spanish

CINCO Filipino
From a Hispanicised form of the Hokkien surname GO.

CIRUJANO Spanish, Filipino
Means "surgeon" in Spanish, used for someone who was a surgeon by profession.

COJUANGCO Filipino
From 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.

COLON Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of COLÓN primarily used in America and the Philippines.

COMPANIAN Filipino

COREANO Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "Korean" in Spanish and Portuguese, possibly an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Korea or who had connections with Korea.

CORPUZ Filipino
Filipino variant of CORPUS.

COSAIN Filipino, Maranao
From the given name COSAIN.

CUIZON Filipino
From Hokkien 貴孫 (kuì sun) meaning "expensive grandchild" or "precious grandchild".

CUNANAN Filipino, Pampangan
Meaning uncertain, of Kapampangan origin.

CUNETA Tagalog

DACANAY Filipino, Ilocano
Meaning unknown.

DAGOHOY Filipino, Cebuano
From 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).

DALIDIG Filipino, Maranao
Means "row" or "surround" in Maranao.

DALISAY Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "pure, chaste" in Tagalog and Cebuano.

DANIAL Arabic, Persian, Malay, Indonesian, Maguindanao
From the given name DANYAL.

DASALAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "place of prayer" from Tagalog dasal "prayer".

DASIG Filipino, Cebuano
Means "fast, quick" or "vivacious" in Cebuano.

DATU Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.

DATUIMAM Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" combined with Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader". It is used as a title for religious leaders.

DATUMANONG Filipino, Maranao
From Datomanong, the name of a character in the Maranao epic Darangen. The name itself means "two-headed lizard" in Maranao.

DATUMOLOK Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" and molok meaning "own, possess", used as a title of nobility.

DAUD Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao, Tausug
From the given name DAUD.

DAYANGHIRANG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chosen lady", derived from Tagalog dayang meaning "lady, princess, girl" and hirang "choice, selection".

DAYNO Filipino

DELA Filipino

DE LA LUNA Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.

DELOS SANTOS Filipino, Cebuano
Filipino variant of DE LOS SANTOS.

DEL ROSARIO Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.

DEL VALLE Filipino

DE SILVA Sinhalese, Filipino
Sinhalese and Filipino form of DA SILVA.

DESPABILADERAS Filipino

DIAZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Variant of DÍAZ.

DILAG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beauty, splendour, brilliancy" or "maiden" in Tagalog.

DILAN Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands

DIMAANO Filipino, Tagalog
Means "not touched, not injured" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and maano meaning "have something happen" or ano meaning "how, what".

DIMAAPI Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be oppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and inaapi meaning "oppressed".

DIMABASA Filipino, Tagalog
Means "dry" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and basa meaning "wet, watery".

DIMACUHA Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unobtainable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and makuha meaning "to obtain, to get".

DIMACULANGAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be diminished" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and kulangan meaning "reduce".

DIMADUKOT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unobtainable" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and dukot meaning "pull, draw out".

DIMAGIBA Filipino, Tagalog
Means "indestructible" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".

DIMAILIG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and ilig meaning "shaking, mixing".

DIMAISIP Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unfathomable" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and isip meaning "intellect, discernment".

DIMALALUAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "insurpassable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and laluan meaning "surpass, exceed".

DIMALANTA Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be withered" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and malanta meaning "fade, wither, wilt".

DIMALAPITAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unapproachable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and lapitan meaning "approach".

DIMALIWAT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "firm, stubborn" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and liwat meaning "to transfer (liquid from one container to another)".

DIMAPILIS Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and pili meaning "twisted, contorted".

DIMARUCUT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be caught" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and dukot meaning "draw out, pull".

DIMASUPIL Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unconquerable" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "controlled, repressed, subdued".

DIMATATAC Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be marked" from di meaning "no, not" and tatak meaning "imprint, stamp, mark".

DIMATULAC Filipino, Tagalog
Means "stubborn" (literally "cannot be shoved") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and tulak meaning "push, shove".

DIMAUNAHAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "champion" (literally "cannot be outdone") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and unahan meaning "front, head, first".

DIMAYACYAC Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be crushed (in a fight)" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and yakyak meaning "crushed, trampled".

DIMAYUGA Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and mauga meaning "shaky, wobbly".

DIN Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of LIN primarily used in the Philippines.

DIN Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Tausug
From Arabic الدين (dīn) meaning "religion", commonly used as a suffix for given names.

DIPASUPIL Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be suppressed" from Tagalog di- meaning "no, not" and supil meaning "subdued, suppressed".

DIPATUAN Filipino, Maranao
From a Malay word meaning "master, sir, ruler".

DIVATA Filipino (Rare, Archaic)
Is Visayan or Mindanao word which means "Guardian/Protector of the Nature"... [more]

DIZON Filipino
From Hokkien 二孫 (di-sun) or 二孙 (di-sun) meaning "second grandson".

DOLLOSO Filipino

DOMINGUEZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of DOMÍNGUEZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

DUKEY Filipino

DUMAUP Filipino (Rare)

DUNGOG Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "pride, honour" or "celebrity" in Hiligaynon.

DUTERTE Filipino, Cebuano
Hispanicised 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.

DY Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of LI (1) primarily used in the Philippines.

EBRAHIM Arabic, Persian, Maguindanao
From the given name IBRAHIM.

EDRINO Filipino

EJERCITO Filipino
From 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), Malayalam
From the given name ELEAZAR.

ELLYAS Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Ethiopian, Ge'ez, Amharic, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish
Form of ILYAS or ELIAS found in several languages.

ELYAS Ethiopian, Filipino, Malay
Form of ELIAS, latinized version of the Hebrew Eliyahu, "My God is Yahweh", found in Ethiopian, Filipino and Malay populations. See also the first names ELIAS, ELIJAH.

EMBOLTORIO Filipino

ESGUERRA Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ezkerra from ezker meaning "left, left-handed".

ESMAIL Arabic, Persian, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the given name ISMAIL.

ESTERIA Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)

FABROA Filipino, Cebuano

FARAON Filipino (Modern)
The Tagalog word for "Pharaoh".

FARIÑAS Filipino

FERNANDEZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of FERNÁNDEZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

FERNANDO Portuguese, Sinhalese, Filipino
From the given name FERNANDO.

FORTALEZA Filipino (Rare)

GALANG Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Means "respect, reverence" in Kapampangan and Tagalog.

GALENDEZ Filipino

GALIT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger, indignation" in Tagalog.

GALURA Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa) referring to the Garuda, a mythical bird in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology.

GANADEN Filipino

GATCHALIAN Filipino, Tagalog
From 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, Tagalog
From 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.

GATTOC Filipino

GATUS Filipino, Tagalog
From Old Tagalog gatos meaning "million" or Cebuano gatos meaning "hundred".

GERONILLA Filipino

GIBRALTAR Filipino

GIETHER Filipino
#Giether

GIGANTORE Filipino

GOMEZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of GÓMEZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

GONZALEZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of GONZÁLEZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

GOZAR Filipino
A filipino surname from the Spanish word "gozar," meaning "to enjoy."

GOZON Filipino
From Min Nan 五孫 (gō͘-sun) or 五孙 (gō͘-sun) meaning "fifth grandchild".

GUINTO Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog ginto meaning "gold".

GUIRALDO Filipino
From the visayan province of Samar

GUZMAN Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of GUZMÁN used mainly in America and the Philippines.

HALILI Filipino, Tagalog
Means "successor" in Tagalog.

HASHIM Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name HASHIM.

HASSAN Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi, Filipino, Tausug, Maranao, Somali (Arabized)
From the given name HASSAN.

HERMANO Filipino

HERMEDILLA Filipino (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
From Batangas province in Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines since the Spanish colony.

HERMIDILLA Filipino (Latinized, Rare, Archaic), Italian (Latinized, Modern, Rare)
Hermidilla is originated from Batangas province in Southern Tagalog region in the Philippines during the Spanish colony.... [more]

HERNANDEZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of HERNÁNDEZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

IMUS Filipino

INDAY Cebuano
Inday 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 Filipino
Its meaning is 'era of coins' and its patriarch is Anok Iraquena.

ISIP Filipino, Tagalog
Means "mind, intellect, reason" in Tagalog.

JALANDONI Filipino, Hiligaynon
Meaning uncertain.

JANDER Filipino
MEANING HERE AND THERE.

JAPON Filipino, Spanish, French
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Japan or who had connections with Japan.

JUAREZ Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of JUÁREZ primarily used in America and the Philippines.

KARAAN Filipino

KARON Filipino

LABRADOR Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
From the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador

LABUGUEN Filipino

LACSAMANA Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Variant of LAXAMANA.

LACSON Filipino
From Min Nan 六孫 (la̍k-sun) or 六孙 (la̍k-sun) meaning "sixth grandchild".

LAGUINDAB Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao lagindab meaning "blaze".

LAMONA Filipino

LANSANGAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "road, street" in Tagalog.

LARDIZABAL Filipino, Basque
This indicates familial origin within Lardizabal Palace, a mansion in Segura, Comarca of Goierri.

LATAYAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "plank, wale" in Tagalog.

LAURON Filipino

LAXAMANA Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Derived from Malay laksamana meaning "admiral, officer", ultimately from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).

LEE Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Filipino, Tagalog, Malay, Indonesian
Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Filipino, Malay, and Indonesian form of LI (1).

LEGASPI Filipino
Filipino form of the Basque name LEGAZPI.

LICHAUCO Filipino
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.

LIMEN Filipino

LIMPIN Filipino

LIWANAG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "radiance, light" in Tagalog.

LUALHATI Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog luwalhati meaning "glory".

LUSTRE Filipino

LUZANO Filipino
Filipino form of LOZANO.

MABINI Filipino, Tagalog
Means "modest, prudent, civil" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was APOLINARIO Mabini y Maranan (1864-1903), a Filipino revolutionary.

MACALIPAY Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
From Cebuano and Hiligaynon makalipay meaning "comfort, pleasant".

MACAPAGAL Filipino, Pampangan
From Kapampangan makapagal meaning "tiring". A notable bearer is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (1947-), the fourteenth president of the Philippines.

MACARAEG Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".

MACASPAC Filipino, Pampangan
Means "to crack, to break" in Pampangan.

MACATANGAY Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog makatangay meaning "one who takes away".

MACATLANG Filipino

MADLANGSAKAY Filipino (Modern, Rare, ?)
Meaning in Filipino "people on board"

MAGARANG Filipino, Maranao
Means "bright, sharp" in Maranao.

MAGASIS Filipino

MAGBANUA Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano magbanwa meaning "townsperson", derived from Cebuano bánwa meaning "city, town".

MAGINDARA Cebuano
Magindara 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, Cebuano
Denotes a forest dweller or a person originally from a forest, derived from Cebuano lasang meaning "forest".

MAGONDACAN Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao magondakan meaning "artistic, graceful".

MAGSAYSAY Filipino, Tagalog
Means "relate, narrate, declare" in Tagalog. A notable bearer was Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957), the seventh president of the Philippines.

MAHINAY Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gently" or "slowly" in Cebuano.

MALALUAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "surpass, exceed" in Tagalog.

MALAWANI Filipino, Maranao
Means "daring, harsh" in Maranao.

MALIGAYA Filipino, Tagalog
Means "happy, pleasant" in Tagalog.

MALIKSI Filipino, Tagalog
Means "active, quick, alert" in Tagalog.

MALLARI Filipino, Pampangan
Derived from Kapampangan malyari meaning "possible".

MANABAT Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Means "ambusher, fighter, accoster" in Pampangan.

MANABILANG Filipino, Maranao
Means "disrupter, uprooter" in Maranao.

MANALAYSAY Filipino, Tagalog
Mean "storyteller, narrator" from Tagalog salaysay meaning "narration, story".

MANALO Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Means "to win" in Tagalog.

MANANSALA Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Means "one who prohibits" from Tagalog sansala meaning "inhibition, prohibition, interdiction".

MANAOIS Filipino

MANGUBAT Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to battle, to wage war" in Cebuano.

MANGUDADATU Filipino, Maguindanao
From Maguindanao manguda meaning "young" and the Philippine title datu meaning "chief, leader".

MANIVANH Filipino

MANUG Filipino
This surname is locataed mostly on Visayas or Mindanao in the Philippines. Manug is also a place in Egypt

MAPUTI Filipino, Cebuano
Means "white" or "silvery" in Cebuano.

MARANGIT Filipino, Maranao
Means "cruel, irritable, mean" in Maranao.