Tagalog Submitted Surnames

ADLAWAN Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Derived from Cebuano adlawan meaning "daytime" or "daybreak".

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

ALCANTARA Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Variant of Alcántara used in the Philippines.

ALMAZAN Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Almazán used in the Philippines.

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

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

BALAGUER Catalan, Tagalog
Denotes someone originally from the city of Balaguer in Catalonia, Spain.

BALINGIT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "cheeks" in Kapampangan.

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

BANAAG Filipino, Hiligaynon, Tagalog
Means "gleam, daybreak" or "reflection" in Hiligaynon.

BAÑAGA Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog banyaga meaning foreigner, stranger" or "foreign".

BAUZON Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning unknown; of Hokkien origin.

BITUIN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "star" in Tagalog.

BONIFACIO Filipino, Tagalog, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Bonifacio.

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

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

CATAPANG Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog tapang meaning "bravery, courage".

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

DE GUZMAN Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano
Form of de Guzmán used in the Philippines.

DELA CRUZ Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Filipino variant of De La Cruz.

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

DIZON Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Derived from Hokkien 二孫 (di-sun) or 二孙 (di-sun) meaning "second grandson". It is mainly used by Filipinos of Hokkien Chinese ancestry.

GALIT Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger" in Tagalog.

GALURA Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Kapampangan galura, ultimately from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa) referring to a mythical bird in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain belief.

GOZON Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Min Nan 五孫 (gō͘-sun) or 五孙 (gō͘-sun) meaning "fifth grandchild".

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

HALILI Filipino, Tagalog
Means "successor" in Tagalog.

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

LACSON Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Min Nan 六孫 (la̍k-sun) or 六孙 (la̍k-sun) meaning "sixth grandchild".

LEGASPI Spanish, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Hispanicised form of Basque Legazpi.

LICHAUCO Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning unknown; of Hokkien origin. It is mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

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

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

MAGBANUA Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Derived from Cebuano bánwa meaning "city, town" or "homeland".

MAGSAYSAY Filipino, Tagalog
Means "relate, tell, narrate" in Tagalog.... [more]

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

MALLARI Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Hispanicization of Mayari, which refers to the goddess of the moon in Tagalog and Philippine mythology.

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

MARASIGAN Filipino, Tagalog
Of Tagalog origin and unexplained meaning.

ORACION Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Spanish oración meaning "sentence" or "prayer".

PALAD Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fate, destiny, palm in Tagalog.

PANGANIBAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "careful, cautious (of danger)", derived from Tagalog panganib "danger" combined with the suffix -an denoting cause or action.

PANGILINAN Tagalog, Filipino
Means "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.

QUEZON Filipino, Tagalog
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Quizon or of Spanish origin.... [more]

QUIAMBAO Filipino, Tagalog
Of Hokkien origin with an unknown meaning. It is mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese origin.

QUISUMBING Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Meaning unknown; of Hokkien origin. It is mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

QUIZON Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly of Hokkien (Hakka) origin, from a combination of the Chinese surnames Cui and Son.

SALVADOR Filipino, Spanish, Catalan, Tagalog, Portuguese
From the popular Christian personal name Salvador, meaning "Savior" (Latin Salvator, a derivative of salvare "to save"), bestowed in honor of Christ.

SAMSON Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Min Nan 三孫 (sam-sun) or 三孙 (sam-sun) meaning "third grandchild", common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

SICAT Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog sikat meaning "rise (to fame), appearance".

SISON Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Min Nan 四孫 (sì-sun) or 四孙 (sì-sun) meaning "fourth grandchild", mainly used by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

SUMULONG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to progress" or "to advance" in Tagalog.

TANYAG Filipino, Tagalog
Means "renowned, eminent, famous" in Tagalog.

TIBAYAN Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to strengthen" in Tagalog.

TUAZON Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Hokkien 大孫 (tōa-sun) or 大孙 (tōa-sun) meaning "grandson", used by Filipinos of Hokkien Chinese ancestry.