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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Filipino; and the first letter is D.
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Daan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "old" in Cebuano.
Dacanay Filipino, Ilocano
Meaning unknown.
Dagdag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "addition, increase" in Tagalog.
Dagdagan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "add, supplement, amplify" in Tagalog.
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).
Daino Filipino
From daino ‘fallow deer’, applied as a nickname, perhaps for someone who was timid or fleet of foot, or as a metonymic occupational name for a game warden or hunter.
Daitol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "touch a small part (of something)" in Cebuano.
Dalangin Tagalog
Means "prayer, supplication" in Tagalog.
Dalawampu Tagalog
Means "twenty" in Tagalog.
Dalidig Filipino, Maranao
Means "row" or "surround" in Maranao.
Daligdig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "ooze, trickle" in Cebuano.
Dalisay Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.
Dalogdog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano dalugdog meaning "thunder".
Dalusong Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Means "to attack upon an enemy coming from a higher place" in Tagalog, also a Kapampangan variant of Dalusung.
Dalusung Filipino, Pampangan
Means "go with force and agility" in Kapampangan.
Danao Filipino, Tagalog
Topographic name for someone who lived near a body of water, derived from Tagalog danaw meaning "lagoon, lake".
Daquila Tagalog
From Tagalog dakila meaning "great".
Daquioag Ilocano
Meaning uncertain.
Dasalan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "place of prayer" from Tagalog dasal "prayer".
Dasig Filipino, Cebuano
Means "fast, quick" or "vivacious" in Cebuano.
Datinguinoo Tagalog
From Tagalog dating ginoo meaning "former nobility".
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.
Datumolok Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao datoʼ meaning "chieftain, leader" and molok meaning "own, possess", used as a title of nobility.
Dayanghirang Tagalog
From a title meaning "chosen lady" in Tagalog, derived from dayang referring to a precolonial noblewoman and hirang meaning "chosen, selected, appointed". It was originally used by a Tagalog noblewoman from Batangas, which became a hereditary surname after conversion to Christianity.
Dayrit Filipino, Pampangan
Meaning uncertain.
De Asis Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of Assisi" in Spanish.
De Belen Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of Bethlehem" in Spanish.
Decena Spanish (Philippines)
From the Spanish word decena meaning "a set of ten".
Decierdo Filipino
It can derive from the Spanish root "dicere" which means "to say" or "to tell"
Defensor Filipino
From Spanish defensor meaning "defender, advocate". A notable bearer was Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945-2016), a Filipino stateswoman and lawyer.
Degamo Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano digamu meaning "cook, prepare a meal".
De Guzman Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of De Guzmán primarily used in the Philippines.
De Jesus Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines), American (Hispanic)
Means "of Jesus" in Portuguese. This is also an unaccented variant of De Jesús.
Dela Fuente Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De la Fuente primarily used in the Philippines.
De La Luna Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the moon" in Spanish.
Dela Paz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Paz primarily used in the Philippines.
Dela Peña Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Peña primarily used in the Philippines.
Dela Rosa Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Rosa primarily used in the Philippines.
Dela Torre Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Torre primarily used in the Philippines.
Dela Vega Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De La Vega primarily used in the Philippines.
De Leon Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of De León primarily used in the Philippines.
Del Mundo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the World" in Spanish. A famous bearer of this name is Fe del Mundo, a Filipino pediatrician.
Delos Reyes Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De Los Reyes primarily used in the Philippines.
Delos Santos Spanish (Philippines)
Variant De Los Santos primarily used in the Philippines.
Del Pilar Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the Pilar" in Spanish.
Del Rosario Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.
Derecho Spanish (Philippines)
Means "straight" in Spanish. This surname is common in the Pnilippines
De San Jose Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "of Saint Joseph" in Spanish.
Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
De Venecia Spanish (Philippines)
Denoted someone from the city of Venecia (Venice) in Italy.
De Vera Spanish (Philippines)
Referred to someone from the municipality of Vera in Spain.
Diestro Spanish, Filipino
Means "right-handed" in Spanish.
Dilag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "beauty, splendour, brilliancy" or "maiden" in Tagalog.
Dilan Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands
Dimaampao Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from the name of Dima'amapaw Kalinan, a character in the Darangen epic. The name itself may be derived from Maranao di' meaning "no, not" and ampaw meaning "detoured".
Dimaandal Tagalog
From Tagalog di maandal meaning "not pushable, not shovable".
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".
Dimafelix Tagalog
Hispanicized variant of Dimapilis.
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".
Dimalibot Tagalog
From Tagalog di malibot meaning "not able to be gone around".
Dimaliwat Filipino, Tagalog
Means "firm, stubborn" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and liwat meaning "to transfer (liquid from one container to another)".
Dimapasoc Tagalog
From Tagalog di mapasok meaning "uninsertable, impenetrable".
Dimapilis Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cannot be dissuaded" (literally "cannot be twisted") from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and pili meaning "twisted, contorted".
Dimaporo Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao di' meaning "no, not" and maporo' meaning "tall, high".
Dimaranan Tagalog
From Tagalog di madaanan meaning "impassible".
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".
Dimawala Tagalog
From Tagalog di mawala meaning "cannot be lost".
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.
Dinglasan Tagalog
From Tagalog dinglas meaning "slide, slip, glide".
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".
Discipulo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish discípulo meaning "disciple."
Divata Filipino (Rare, Archaic)
Is Visayan or Mindanao word which means "Guardian/Protector of the Nature"... [more]
Divina Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish divina meaning "divine, godlike".
Divinagracia Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Divine Grace" in Spanish.
Diwa Filipino
Diwa means "soul, spirit, consciousness" in Filipino, however it is unclear if this is where the surname originates.
Dizon Filipino
From Hokkien 二孫 (jī-sun) meaning "second grandson".
Domato Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao domatoʼ meaning "follower, vassal, serf".
Dominguez Spanish (Americanized), Filipino
Unaccented form of Domínguez primarily used in America and the Philippines.
Donaire Spanish, Filipino
From Spanish el donaire meaning "grace,charm". It could be a nickname for a graceful or charming person.
Duhaylungsod Filipino, Cebuano
Means "having two hometowns" from Cebuano duha meaning "two" and lungsod meaning "town."
Dulay Filipino, Tagalog
Occupational name for a picker of fruit or a gatherer of bird nests, from Tagalog dulay meaning "climbing a tree".
Duldulao Ilocano
From Ilocano duldulaw referring to a variety of early-maturing rice with a red kernel, used as an occupational name for a grower of this type of rice.
Dumaraos Tagalog
Means "to celebrate" from Tagalog daos meaning "celebration".
Dumdum Filipino, Cebuano
Means "remember, recall" in Cebuano.
Dumlao Filipino, Ilocano
Likely a nickname for an attentive or perceptive person, derived from Ilocano dumlaw meaning "to notice".
Dungog Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "pride, honour" or "celebrity" in Hiligaynon.
Duterte Filipino, Cebuano
Hispanicised spelling of the French surname Dutertre. A notable bearer is Rodrigo Duterte (1945-), the former president of the Philippines.