Traditional Filipino Surnames

25 MARCH 2011
On the 21st of November 1849, the Governor General of the Philippines, Don Narciso Claveria y Zaldua,
issued a law (thereafter called the Claveria Decree) requiring Filipinos to adopt Spanish AND indigenous
names from the Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos for civil and legal purposes (The notion that this
decree mandated the use of Spanish names is false). The fact that majority of the people selected Spanish
names perhaps reflected the prevalent colonial mentality that a foreign name would make one’s family
appear more distinguished.
The following is a roster of those indigenous Filipino surnames which have remained in use. I have
marked with an asterisk, those that were included in the Claveria edict. Send me an email if you have
corrections or additions to the list below.

NAME MEANING ORIGIN

Abacan
Abaday
Abalahin to disturb Tagalog
Abao
Abat
Abay next to Ilocano
Abaya
Abayan to stand beside Tagalog
Abayari
Abeya
Abiad
Abinsay
Abiog to swing Tagalog
Ablang
Ablasa
Ablog Ilocano
Abog sudden Tagalog
Abot within reach Tagalog
Abuan
Abucajo
Abucay Ilocano
Abueg Ilocano
Abut (see Abot)
Abuyen
Abyog (see Abiog)
Acas to gather Ilocano
Acda author Tagalog
Aclan
Acob
Acolola
Acop
Acot Ilocano
Acpal
Acupan
Adapon
Aday
Adlao day Boholano
Adlawan daily Boholano
Adoc Ilocano
Afuyog Ilocano
Agam Ilocano
Agamata Ilocano
Aganad to be careful Ilocano
Agapito Ilocano
Agarrpao Ilocano
Agas medicine Ilocano
Agatep thatcher Ilocano
Agati Ilocano
Agatol Ilocano
Agawin to snatch Tagalog
Agbanaoag Ilocano
Agbay
Agbayani to be heroic Ilocano
Agbisit Ilocano
Agbulos to let go Ilocano
Agbuya to watch Ilocano
Agcamaran Ilocano
Agcambot Ilocano
Agcaoili to hold on to Ilocano
Agdamag to ask for news Ilocano
Agdeppa to spread one’s hands Ilocano
Agdinaoay Ilocano
Aggabao Ilocano
Aglibut to roam around Ilocano
Aglipay to play with lipay seeds Ilocano
Agngarayngay Ilocano
Agonoy Ilocano
Agpalo to strike Ilocano
Agpaoa Ilocano
Agpoon Ilocano
Agsalog Ilocano
Agsalon Ilocano
Agsalud* to salute Ilocano
Agtaguem Ilocano
Agtarap Ilocano
Agtutubo to grow robustly Ilocano
Aguimatang to buy Ilocano
Aguimbag to get well Ilocano
Agumabay
Agumbay Waray
Agunod
Agup
Akut
Alalay aid Tagalog
Alambat
Alampay shawl Tagalog
Alanunay Ilocano
Alao
Alasaas
Alay-ay
Albalos
Alcaparlas
Alday
Alderite
Alibin
Alicbusan
Aligmayo
Alikpala
Aliling
Alimboyugen
Alimurung
Alindogan beauty Ilocano
Alingog Boholano
Alinsangan humidity Tagalog
Alipio
Alitagtag Boholano
Alnas
Alon wave Tagalog
Alonto
Alpay
Alujipan
Alumisin
Alunan to swamp Tagalog
Alupay
Amaba
Amahit
Amaming
Ambagan
Ambat
Ambayon
Amboy
Ambulo
Amicay
Amiling
Amit
Ammog
Amosin Cebuano
Amoyo Ilocano
Ampalayon
Ampang
Ampon adopted Tagalog
Ampong
Ampongan Ilocano
Amulong
Amurao
Ancaya
Andal
Andaya
Angara ostentatious Tagalog
Angat to lift Tagalog
Angobung
Angus
Aniag
Aningalan
Annala
Antalan
Anub
Anyog Boholano
Aoanan to deplete Ilocano
Apan to go Ilocano
Apanapao
Apanay
Apayor Boholano
Apdal
Apelin
Apigo
Apili
Aplaon
Apoga
Apoian a place for burning
Aporongao
Arao sun
Arauag
Araw (see Arao)
Aro
Aromin
Arong
Asoy
Aswit
Atabay to wait Tagalog
Atangan to support Tagalog
Atay liver Tagalog
Ato
Atok Ilocano
Auza
Awa mercy Tagalog
Awitan singing Tagalog
Aya-ay Cebuano
Ayran
Ayuman
Ayuyang meeting place Ilocano
Ayuyao
Ba-ad
Baal
Babalato to share Tagalog
Babao shallow Tagalog
Babasa will read Tagalog
Babaylan shaman Visayan
Babingao
Bables
Baboyan place for pigs
Bacad
Bacani
Bacay
Bacaycay
Baccay to guard Tagalog
Baclao
Baclayan
Baclig
Bacolor
Bacotot
Bactad
Bacunawa serpent ???
Badabgio
Badar
Baddas
Badjao Cebuano
Bael
Baga ember Tagalog
Bagadiong
Bagain
Bagala
Bagalayos
Bagaman perchance
Bagang gums
Bagaoisan to grow wings Tagalog
Bagarinao
Bagasao Ilocano
Bagasbas
Bagay object Tagalog
Bagayan to match Tagalog
Bagnol Boholano
Bagongarao
Bagong-gahasa newly sharpened Tagalog
Bagoyo
Bagsic ferociousness Tagalog
Bagsit
Bagtas to cross Tagalog
Bague
Baguio typhoon Ilocano
Bahaghari rainbow Tagalog
Bahande treasure Boholano
Bahena
Baidingo Cebuano
Baisac
Baitan goodness
Baje
Bakaranis
Balaba
Balabagan
Balabis
Balaga
Balagot a type of hat Tagalog
Balagtas to trail blaze Tagalog
Balamut
Balana
Balandra obstruction Tagalog
Balane magnetic stone Tagalog
Balanga
Balangatan
Balangue Pangasinense
Balani (see Balane)
Balanon
Balantakbo
Balaoing
Balaraw knife
Balason
Balata
Balatazo
Balatbat
Balatibat
Balatico
Balbiran
Balgos
Baliad to arch oneself Cebuano
Baliao
Baligad
Baliling
Balimbin
Balingit to shake Ilocano
Balino
Balioac Ilocano
Balisacan
Balita news Tagalog
Balitaan to share news Tagalog
Balitactac to discuss Tagalog
Balondo
Balot wrapped Tagalog
Balubal cashew Tagalog
Baluran
Baluyot woven rice container Tagalog
Baluyut (see Baluyot)
Balweg
Banaag glimpse Tagalog
Bañaga (see Baniaga)
Banal holy Tagalog
Banaria
Banasan
Banasihan
Banaticla
Banayat calm Tagalog
Bancain to go by boat Tagalog
Bancod Tagalog
Bancud (see Bancod)
Bandigas
Bandol
Bandong
Bangachon
Bangad
Bangayan
Banghulot
Bangit
Bangwa
Baniaga foreigner Tagalog
Baniaga fame Tagalog
Banico
Banigo-os
Baniqued
Banlaygas
Banta threat Tagalog
Bantay sentry Tagalog
Bantegui
Banteng clothesline Ilocano
Bantigui (see Bantegui)
Bantilan
Banting
Bantoc compact Cebuano
Bantog fame Tagalog
Bantug (see Bantog)
Banua
Baon provision Tagalog
Baqui
Baquiran forest Ilocano
Baradi
Barangan a type of fish
Baraoidan
Baratang
Bareng maybe Ilocano
Bariring
Barlaan
Barongan
Barutan
Basa wet Tagalog
Basi sugar cane wine Ilocano
Basibas
Basig
Basingat
Basingit
Baste
Basubas
Bataanon from Bataan Tagalog
Batac my child Ilocano
Batacan pulling Tagalog
Bataclan
Batao beans Tagalog
Batas law Tagalog
Batenga
Bathala god Sanskrit, Visayan
Bathan
Bati greeting Tagalog
Batin
Batingan
Bato stone Tagalog
Batoctoy
Batong
Batongbacal metallic stone Tagalog
Batongmalaque large stone Tagalog
Batoon
Battad
Battong
Battung
Batucan to hit on the nape Tagalog
Batuyong
Bauan
Bawalan
Baya
Bayag long time Ilocano
Bayan
Bayani hero Tagalog
Baybay coast Cebuano
Baylon
Bayna
Bayog
Bayot
Bayoy Boholano
Bayquen
Baysac
Bayudan
Bayuga
Becbec
Belano
Beligan
Belite
Benipayo
Biabas
Biag life Ilocano
Biagan to enliven Ilocano
Bigalbal
Bigay Bicolano
Bigayan act of giving Tagalog
Biglang-awa quick to pity Tagalog
Bihis clothed Tagalog
Bilog a round, small boat Ilocano
Binaday
Binaohan hit by coconut Tagalog
Binaoro Cebuano
Binayas
Binlot
Binongcal to dig Ilocano
Binotapa
Binsol
Bio
Bitagon
Bitao to let go Tagalog
Blas
Bocalan a place with wild boars Ilocano
Bocalig
Bocasan
Bohol knot Tagalog
Bohulano from Bohol Aklanon
Bolisay
Boljoon
Bolongan a kind of fish Ilocano
Bolosan to set free Ilocano
Boñaga to baptize Bicolano
Bonalong
Boncan
Bondoc mountain Tagalog
Bonga fruit Tagalog
Bongolan
Bongon pomelo Cebuano
Bongot
Bongubung
Bonoan wrestling Tagalog
Bonoano
Bonotan pulling Tagalog
Bontuyan Cebuano
Bonzo Pangasinense
Booc hair Ilocano
Botengan
Braza
Bual to fall or faint Tagalog
Buan moon Tagalog
Buaya crocodile Tagalog
Buban
Bucaneg
Bucat
Bucay
Bucsit
Bugaoisan
Bugas
Bugayong
Bugnos to spill or break Tagalog
Bugnosen
Bugtong riddle Tagalog
Buhain
Buhay life Tagalog
Buhayin to turn on Tagalog
Bukaneg (see Bucaneg)
Buktaw Ilocano
Bulahan
Bulala
Bulalayao rainbow Ilocano
Bulanadi sister moon Ilocano
Bulanan
Bulanon
Bulaoat
Bulaon
Bulaong
Bulatao
Bulawan
Bulayo
Buli
Bulosan (see Bolosan)
Bulseco
Bulusan
Bumacod
Bumagat
Bumanglag
Bumatay to stand up Ilocano
Bunac
Buñagan to give a name Ilocano
Buñagan
Bundoc
Bunga (see Bonga)
Bungcayao
Bunggay Kapampangan
Buñi (see Bunye)
Bunsoy
Buntua
Buntuyan (see Bontuyan)
Bunye praise Tagalog
Bunyi (see Bunye)
Buot mold Ilocano
Buractaon
Butac identifying mark Ilocano
Butalid
Butic
Butigan
Butiu
Caabay
Caacbay comrade-in-arms Tagalog
Caasi pitiful Ilocano
Cabaccan Ilocano
Cabacungan
Cabading
Cabael
Cabagnot Cebuano
Cabahug
Cabal body armor Ilocano
Cabalatongan a place with beans Ilocano
Cabanag
Cabanatan
Cabanayan
Cabanday
Cabangbang
Cabanit
Cabansag
Cabanting
Cabasa fellow reader Tagalog
Cabasaan
Cabasagan
Cabasug
Cabatana
Cabatic
Cabatingan
Cabatu
Cabatuan rocky place Ilocano
Cabatuando
Cabatungan
Cabauatan
Cabaya
Cabe
Cabebe
Cabeguin
Cabigao
Cabigas
Cabigting
Cabilan
Cabili
Cablayan place with dwellings Ilocano
Cabochan
Cabuang
Cabuchao
Cabudol
Cabug-as
Cabuhat
Cabulda
Cabungcal dug up
Cabunoc
Cabuquit
Cabututan
Cacab
Cacal
Cacalda
Cacananta sibling Ilocano
Cacanindin
Cacapit
Caccam to claim Tagalog
Cacdac Ilocano
Cacpal
Caculitan
Cadang
Cadapan length of a foot Ilocano
Caday
Cadisal
Cadlaon
Cadwising
Caeg a boastful person Ilocano
Cagaanan
Cagacan
Cagadas
Cagadoc
Cagalawan
Cagalawen
Cagampan frovility Ilocano
Cagampang
Caganap partner Tagalog
Cagaoanan
Cagaoas
Cagasan
Cagatao
Cagauan
Cagayan to cover one’s self
Cagayat
Cagiwa
Cagonot
Caguingin
Cagungon
Cahambing similar Tagalog
Caharian kingdom Tagalog
Cahimat
Caindoc
Cainghug
Cainglit
Cainhug (see Cainghug)
Cajucom fellow judge Tagalog
Cajulao Ilocano
Calag soul Cebuano
Calagos Waray
Calajati half Tagalog
Calalang Kapampangan
Calalo
Calambacal
Calangan
Calanoc
Calanoy
Calaoagan from Laoag Ilocano
Calayag with sails set Ilocano
Calaycay rake Tagalog
Calibugan confusion Cebuano
Calibuso
Calica
Calicdan
Caligtan
Calilan
Calilung
Calimag
Calimbas
Calimlim
Calinao clarity
Calinga to take enemy’s heads Ilocano
Calip
Calipusan to be drowned Ilocano
Caliso to turn Cebuano
Caliw-caliw
Callangan
Callueng
Calo hat
Calob cover Ilocano
Calomay soft Ilocano
Calonge
Calpito
Caluag
Calub (see Calob)
Calubaquib
Calubayan
Calumpang a kind of tree Tagalog
Caluncagin
Calupid
Calupig
Calupitan cruelty Tagalog
Caluya
Camaganacan relative Tagalog
Camagay
Camagun Ilocano
Camanag
Cambas
Cambay
Cambonga from the fruit Visayan
Camcam to claim Ilocano
Camiling
Camurungan
Candao
Canilao
Caniya
Canlas
Canoy
Canumay
Canwaring
Caoagdan Ilocano
Caoili fellow admirer Tagalog
Caparas
Capati
Capili fellow chosen Tagalog
Capinpin fellow rice planter Tagalog
Capoy tired ???
Capule Ilocano
Capulong fellow organizer Tagalog
Capuno fellow leader Tagalog
Capuyan
Caraan
Carag outrigger Tagalog
Caragay
Carandang
Carangal
Caranguian
Carao
Caras Kapampangan
Carasig
Carating
Carayoan
Cariaso
Caritan cutting Cebuano
Carungay
Carungcong
Carungi
Carunungan
Casama companion Tagalog
Casao speaking partner Ilocano
Casiano
Casibang
Casim
Casuco fellow surrenderee Tagalog
Casuga
Casumbal
Casupang
Catacataca amazing Tagalog
Catacutan scare Tagalog
Catambay partner Tagalog
Catangui Bicolano
Catanyag renowed
Catapang
Cataran
Catbagan
Catibog
Catig outrigger Tagalog
Catindig
Catotocan
Catubay
Catubig
Catubo
Caunin
Caunsag Boholano
Cawad
Cawilan
Cayabyab fellow grain pounder Tagalog
Cayangho
Cayanoc
Caylao fellow light bearer Tagalog
Caylo
Cayongcong
Cayron
Cayton
Codog
Colcol
Col-long
Conlu
Conol
Conti few Tagalog
Copon
Corong
Corotan pinching Tagalog
Cosalan
Cubacub
Cudal Pangasinense
Cudiamat
Culala
Culanag
Culaton
Cumba Boholano
Cumti
Cunanan Kapampangan
Cupino
Curameng
Curaming (see Curameng)
Cusi
Cuyos
Cuyugan to accompany Kapampangan
Daan
Daang
Dabao
Dabu
Dacalcap
Dacanay Ilocano
Dacay
Dacayanan Ilocano
Dacion
Daclan main part of house Ilocano
Daco big Cebuano
Dacquel big Ilocano
Dacumos
Dacuno
Dacuycuy
Dadap – Cebuano
Dagamac Cebuano
Dagdag addition Tagalog
Dagdagan to add Tagalog
Dagohoy
Dagsaan
Dagsi
Daguhay
Daguhoy (see Dagohoy)
Daguio
Dagupion
Dahan slow Tagalog
Dahilig
Dahiug
Dailo
Dajao Visayan
Dakay (see Dacay)
Dakila noble Tagalog
Dalandan citrus Tagalog
Dalangib prayer Tagalog
Dalangpan
Dalao visit Tagalog
Dalaque
Dalida
Dalig
Dalisay pure Tagalog
Dalit mercy
Dalog
Dalogdog thunder Cebuano
Dalugdugan
Dalupan
Damaolao Cebuano
Damilo
Damo
Dampog Boholano
Danao
Danda
Dandin
Dandoy
Danganan Ilocano
Dangkulos
Dangoy
Dangtayan
Danguilan
Dangwa
Daoang
Daog
Daomilas
Daos
Dapat
Dapayan
Daquil
Daquila (see Dakila)
Daranciang
Darang Kapampangan
Dasalan place to pray Tagalog
Dasig to put away Tagalog
Datahan
Datangel
Datingginoo former chief Tagalog
Dato
Datoc
Datoon ** datu-like Ilonggo
Datu (see Dato)
Datuin
Datumanong
Dauz
Dawa
Dawi
Dawis
Daya cheat Tagalog
Dayag
Dayanan
Dayanghirang chosen lady Tagalog
Dayao
Dayap lime Tagalog
Dayo to visit Tagalog
Dayoan
Dayot
Dayrit Kapampangan
Dayunot
Deang
Decolongon
Deen
Delasin
Diano
Diapo
Dicang
Dicolongon (Decolongon)
Digamon
Digol
Dikitanan
Dilag beauty Tagalog
Dimaaliw serious Tagalog
Dimaampao
Dimaandal
Dimaano untouchable Tagalog
Dimaapi unoppressable Tagalog
Dimabasa dry Tagalog
Dimacuha unobtainable Tagalog
Dimaculangan honest Tagalog
Dimadukot unobtainable Tagalog
Dimagiba strong Tagalog
Dimaguila
Dimailig unbendable Tagalog
Dimaisip unfathomable Tagalog
Dimaiuga unshakeable Tagalog
Dimalaluan unsurpassable Tagalog
Dimalanta untiring Tagalog
Dimanlig
Dimapasoc unbreachable Tagalog
Dimapilis
Dimapindan
Dimaporo
Dimaranan
Dimarucot (see Dimadukot)
Dimarumba strong Tagalog
Dimasalang untouchable Tagalog
Dimasuay unstoppable Tagalog
Dimasuhid
Dimasupil unvanquished Tagalog
Dimatulac cannot be pushed Tagalog
Dimaunahan cannot be overtaken Tagalog
Dimawili cannot be entertained Tagalog
Dimaya
Dimayacyac
Dimayuga (see Dimaiuga)
Dingal
Dinguinbayan town crier Tagalog
Dinolang
Dinopol
Dipasupil (see Dimasupil)
Diwa mind Tagalog
Docuyanan
Dolap
Dolera
Domagas unyielding Tagalog
Domantay
Domogan
Domugho
Domulot
Doneio
Doon doon Tagalog
Dopale
Doplon
Dorilag
Dornogan
Dua
Dualan
Dualos
Ducduc to impose an idea
Ducisin
Duclayan Ilocano
Duco
Ducut to pull out
Dugay
Duhaylungsod
Dulag
Dulay
Dulaypan
Duldulao
Dumadag
Dumag
Dumagan Boholano
Dumagat move to the sea Tagalog
Dumagpi
Dumalag
Dumalog
Dumalot
Dumalus
Duma-og
Dumapias struck Tagalog
Dumaran
Dumaslan
Dumaual
Dumawal (see Dumaual)
Dumayag
Dumayas
Dumdum
Dumlao to be surprised Ilocano
Dumlaon
Dumo
Dumondon
Dumpay
Dumpit Ilocano
Duna
Dungca
Dunglao Ilocano
Dungo loved one Ilocano
Dupaya
Dupim
Duplon (see Doplon)
Duyan
Elbo
Emuslan Ilocano
Estigoy
Fangonil
Fiag-Oy
Gaa Ilocano
Gaane
Gabat flotsam Ilocano
Gabato
Gabayan
Gabuat
Gacungan
Gacusan Ilocano
Gacutan
Gacuya
Gador
Gaffud Ibanag
Gagalac to entertain
Gagpud
Galam
Galamgam
Galang respect Tagalog
Galapon
Galasinao clear Ilocano
Galauran
Galay
Gali
Galima
Galit
Galos scratch Tagalog
Galut to tie Ilocano
Gamata
Gamelon
Gamit
Gamol
Gampon
Ganaban
Ganaden
Gangan
Gannod
Ganutan
Gaoiran
Gapasin
Gapud Ilocano
Gapusan tying post Tagalog
Gapuz tied up Tagalog
Garayblas
Garong
Garvida
Gatbonton
Gatchalian
Gatdula
Gatmaitan
Gatnaytan
Gatpolintan
Gauam
Gawiran (see Gaoiran)
Gayagay
Ginubatan
Godoy
Gombat
Gonong
Gonowon
Guani
Guanlao
Guawaran
Gubatan forest Tagalog
Gudoy (see Godoy)
Guiang
Guieb
Guihama
Guilaran
Guinto gold Tagalog
Guintu (see Guinto)
Guipit
Guiriba Bicolano
Gulapa
Gulay vegetable Tagalog
Gumabay to hold on Tagalog
Gumabon Kapampangan
Gumapas
Gumarang to fill halfway Ilocano
Gumatay
Gumato
Gumihid
Gumila
Gumintong
Gumiran
Gumisong Cebuano
Gungab
Gunigundo
Gusilatar
Gutang
Gutilban
Habalo to say
Hadap front
Halili vice chief Tagalog
Halina join us Tagalog
Halog Ilocano
Halum
Hangad wish Tagalog
Hanopol
Haparam
Hapayhari king
Harap (see Hadap)
Hicban
Hilaga north Tagalog
Hinagpis sorrow Tagalog
Hinahon to calm down Tagalog
Hinampas struck Tagalog
Hinayon
Homoroc
Hubag
Huedem Bicolano
Huidem (see Huedem)
Ibabao on top Cebuano
Ibay
Ibuna
Ibuos
Ibus
Icat
Icban
Igcasan escapade Cebuano
Iguban
Ilacad to walk Tagalog
Ilag to dodge Tagalog
Ilagan to dodge Tagalog
Ilanan
Ilao light Tagalog
Ilog
Ilumin
Imbo
Impoc to save Tagalog
Inabayan
Inclan
Inda
Inding
Iniba
Intatano
Inton
Iporong
Irong
Isip think Tagalog
Itchon
Itliong
Itum black Cebuano
Iyog
Jabol to chase
Jaca
Jacang
Jacutan
Jacutin
Jain
Jalbuna
Jalili (see Halili)
Jalosjos Cebuano
Jamo
Jamorabon
Janabajab
Jandoc
Jangcan Cebuano
Jayan
Juagdan
Juco
Juico
Julag-ay mischievous Visayan
Jumao-as Cebuano
Jumat
Jumawan
Jungao
Juni chirp Tagalog
Kabahit
Kabaitan kindness Tagalog
Kabaong
Kabayao
Kabigting Tagalog
Kaibigan friend Tagalog
Kaimo
Kalalo
Kalanduyan
Kalangitan heavens Tagalog
Kalaw hornbill Tagalog
Kalingasan
Kalinisan cleanliness Tagalog
Kanlungan refuge Kapampangan
Karingal
Karunungan knowledge Tagalog
Karunungan (see Carunungan)
Kasama (see Casama)
Kasilag
Katalbas
Katapang fellow brave Tagalog
Katapang (see Catapang)
Katigbak fellow member Tagalog
Katindig
Katipunan organization Tagalog
Kayanan
Killip
Labao
Labay
Labayen
Labis excess Tagalog
Labo blurry Tagalog
Labtik
Labuanan
Labuga
Labuguen
Lacaden
Lacandile
Lacandola
Lacanglacang
Lacanilao enlightened leader Tagalog
Lacap to hug Pangasinense
Lacbawan
Lacdan to walk over
Lacdao to skip
Laconsay
Lacsamana 10,000 inheritances
Lactao (see Lacdao)
Lactaoen to skip
Ladao late Ilocano
Ladaw (see Ladao)
Lagac to deposit Cebuano
Lagadi
Lagana
Lagandaon
Lagang
Laganson
Lagasca
Lagatoc clicking sound Tagalog
Lagbas
Lagda signature Tagalog
Lagdameo
Lagip memory Ilocano
Laglagaron
Lagman Kapampangan, Ilocano
Lagmay
Lago
Lagos
Laguatan Ilocano
Lagunsad
Lagustan
Laig
Laing dried
Lakandula
Lakanilaw (see Lacanilao)
Laki Kapampangan
Lakian masculine Ilocano
Laksa
Laktaw (see Lacdao)
Lalamunan throat Tagalog
Lalangan
Lalu
Lamangan
Lamanilao Tagalog
Lamayan wake for the dead
Lamdagan bright Cebuano
Lampitoc
Lamug mashed Ilocano, Tagalog
Lancoan
Landas path Tagalog
Langit sky Tagalog
Langkin
Lansang
Lansangan field Tagalog
Lansigan
Lantin
Lapak
Lapid
Lapira Kapampangan
Lapitan
Lappay
Lapuz
Laquian (see Lakian)
Laranang
Laraya
Lasam
Lawas body Cebuano
Laxa (see Laksa)
Laxamana (see Lacsamana)
Laygo
Laylay wilted Ilocano
Layno
Layog
Layosa
Layug (see Layog)
Layugan
Layumas
Lesaca
Leyran
Libed
Libina
Libiran
Liboon
Libunao
Licaycay
Liclican
Lico
Licop Ilocano
Licuanan
Licud back Tagalog
Licup (see Licop)
Ligan Cebuano
Ligaya joy Tagalog
Ligid to roll Cebuano
Ligon
Ligot
Ligutan
Lihat
Lima
Lindawan
Lindog
Lingao
Linsangan
Lipat transfer Tagalog
Lising
Litao exposed Tagalog
Liwag
Liwanag light Tagalog
Loglog
Lombos
Lomboy
Lomibao
Lomuntad
Longid
Lontoc
Lontok (see Lontoc)
Lota
Lualhati spiritual peace Tagalog
Lucagbo
Lucay-lucay
Lucban
Lucena
Luczon
Lugami sunk or stuck
Lugmao
Lugtu
Lugue Kapampangan
Lukban (see Lucban)
Lumaban to fight
Lumagbas
Lumahan a kind of fish
Lumain
Lumala
Lumanga
Lumanlan to augment Ilocano
Lumanog
Lumanta to wilt Ilocano
Lumantas Cebuano
Lumapas to absolve Cebuano, Tagalog
Lumawig to go farther
Lumbad
Lumbang
Lumibaw
Lumiqued
Lumocso jumped Cebuano
Lumontad
Lumungsod
Lumungsub to advance Tagalog
Lumunsad
Lungay Cebuano
Lupitan
Luspo
Luyaben
Luyun
Luzon
Maambo
Maambong
Maayo good, fine, pleasant Cebuano
Mababangloob humble Tagalog
Mabalay
Mabalo to be widowed Ilocano
Mabalon a lot of wells Aklanon
Mabalot wrapped
Mabanglo fragrant Ilocano
Mabaquiao
Mabasa
Mabayag a long time Ilocano
Mabborang
Mabilangan counted Tagalog
Mabilog round Tagalog
Mabini suave Tagalog
Mabunga fruitful Tagalog
Mabutas Tagalog
Macaalay charitable Tagalog
Macabenta* good seller Tagalog
Macablo
Macabuac to break Cebuano
Macabuhay life giver Tagalog
Macadangal
Macadangdang
Macadengdeng vegetable cook Ilocano
Macagba
Macahilig
Macairan
Macalagay
Macalalad
Macalalag
Macalam
Macale
Macalguim
Macalinaw enlightens Tagalog
Macalincag
Macalindong
Macalino with painful teeth Ilocano
Macalintal to be marked Tagalog
Macalipat forgetful Ilocano
Macalipis Ilocano
Macalisang
Macaloso
Macalug
Macanas
Macandog
Macanip
Macapagal tiring Kapampangan, Tagalog
Macapinlac
Macapobre*
Macapugay
Macapulay
Macaraat
Macaraeg winner Tagalog
Macaranas to experience Tagalog
Macaroy
Macasa
Macasaet hardworking Ilocano
Macasero*
Macasieb
Macaspac one who breaks Kapampangan
Macatanban
Macatangay grabber Tagalog
Macatulad follower Tagalog
Macatumpag
Macatunao melter Tagalog
Macatuno broiled Ilocano
Macauyag
Macawili
Maclang
Macmang
Macorol
Mactal
Macuha to get Tagalog
Macuja (see Macuha)
Madali quick Tagalog
Madamba one who is loud Tagalog
Madarang to burn Ilocano
Madayag majestic Ilocano
Madijanon
Madla common folk Tagalog
Madlabayan common folk Tagalog
Madlangawa
Madlangbayan common folk Tagalog
Madlangsacay common rider Tagalog
Madlangsakit care for the masses Tagalog
Maduli
Madwen
Maga
Magadap
Magadia savior Tagalog
Magadya
Magahis
Magalona
Magalued
Magana ravenous Tagalog
Maganto
Magaoay
Magarin
Magaso
Magat leader Kapampangan
Magayaga
Magbag
Magbanua to go to town
Magbitang
Magbojos to pour
Magboo to make whole
Magbual to fall Tagalog
Magbuhat to lift Tagalog
Magbulos Cebuano
Magcalas to unshackle Tagalog
Magcawas
Magdadarao
Magdaluyo
Magdamo
Magdato to lead
Magday
Maggay
Maghirang to assign
Maghuyop to blow Cebuano
Magkawas to escape Tagalog
Maglacas
Maglalang
Maglasang
Maglaya to be free Tagalog
Maglipon to group together Tagalog
Magpale
Magpali (see Magpale)
Magpantay to make fair Tagalog
Magpatoc to hammer Cebuano
Magpayo to advise Tagalog
Magpili to choose
Magplaya
Magpoc
Magpuri to praise Tagalog
Magpusao to wallow
Magsadia to visit
Magsalin to transfer
Magsanoc
Magsayo
Magsaysay to tell Tagalog
Magsino to look closely Tagalog
Magsombol to spring up Tagalog
Magsumbol (see Magsombol)
Magtalas
Magtanggol to defend Tagalog
Magtanong to ask Tagalog
Magtoto true to one’s word Tagalog
Magtubo to grow
Magtuto (see Magtoto)
Maguddayo
Maharais
Mahinay slow
Mahusay well-skilled Tagalog
Maigue did well
Mailum Pangasinense
Maitem dark
Majul
Makadaig (see Macaraeg)
Makalintal (see Macalintal)
Makapinlac (see Macapinlac)
Makayan
Makil
Makiling to capsize Ilocano, Tagalog
Makinano
Malabanan
Malabed
Malabuyo
Malacad
Malaggay
Malaki big Tagalog
Malalis
Malaluan
Malamug mashed Tagalog
Malana oily
Malang
Malapira
Malapit close
Malapitan
Malaqui (see Malaki)
Malatamban Waray
Malayang
Malbog
Malibiran
Malicsi light-footed Tagalog
Malig
Maligalig disturbed Tagalog
Maligaya happy Tagalog
Malijan
Malikay to avoid Cebuano
Maliksi (see Malicsi)
Malilay
Malimba
Malimban
Malinao clear Tagalog
Malinsangan humid Tagalog
Malipot
Maliwanag bright Tagalog
Maliwat
Malixi (see Malicsi)
Mallabo
Mallilin
Malpaya
Mamaclay Ilocano
Mamaril one who shoots
Mamisao
Mamot
Mamuad
Mana-ay Visayan
Manabat Kapampangan
Manacsa
Managbanag
Managuelod
Manahan inheritance Tagalog
Mañalac
Manalang
Manalansan
Manalastas investigator
Manalaysay story-teller Tagalog
Manaligod
Manalili to operate bellows Ilocano
Manalo winner Tagalog
Manalon farmer Ilocano
Manaloto
Manangan
Manankil Kapampangan
Mananquil (see Manankil)
Manansala one who doesn’t miss Tagalog
Manapol
Manarang
Manarin
Manas bloated Tagalog
Manasan to go fishing Kapampangan
Manasas
Manawis
Manayan
Mandac Ilocano
Mandap
Mandilag
Maneclang Pangasinense
Manegdeg
Mangabang
Mangabat
Mangabay to assist Tagalog
Mangabel weaver Ilocano
Mangahas to be bold Tagalog
Mangalap fisherman Ilocano
Mangaliman
Mangalindan
Mangalino
Mangalus
Mangampat
Manganip
Manganon
Mangaoang Pangasinense
Mangaser
Mangaya
Mangayagam
Mangayao to plunder Cebuano
Mangay-ayam to play Ilocano
Mangayo
Mangibin Ilocano
Mangiliman
Mangkay
Manglapus
Manglaya
Manglicmot
Manglona
Mangoba
Mangonon
Mangosin
Mangrobang
Mangrubang (see Mangrobang)
Mangtalan
Mangubat to fight Cebuano
Manguiat
Manguinao
Manguingat Ibanag
Manguino
Mangulabnan
Mang-usans
Maniago
Manibo
Manibog immovable Tagalog
Manibusan
Manicad
Manigbas Ilocano
Manila NOT from Manila Kapampangan
Manilag
Maninay
Maningding
Manipula
Maniquis
Maniulit Kapampangan
Manlagnit heavenly Bicolano
Manlangit heavenly Tagalog
Manlansing
Manlapaz to set free Tagalog
Manlapit Ilocano
Manliclic
Manliklik (see Manliclic)
Manlongat
Manlutac
Manongdo
Manoto one who takes advantage
Manotoc
Manotok (see Manotoc)
Manrobang
Mantaring
Manubay
Manuntag
Manuyong
Mapanao to leave Ilocano
Mapili choosy Tagalog
Mapi-ut straight, narrow Cebuano
Mappala
Maquiling (see Makiling)
Maquindang shiny Tagalog
Maraan
Marahan slow
Maralit
Maramba (see Madamba)
Maranan
Maranon
Marasigan
Marayag
Marigomon
Marikit lovely Tagalog
Mariquit (see Marikit)
Marucut
Masaganda
Masakayan ridden Ilocano, Tagalog
Masangga to parry Tagalog
Masangkay Tagalog
Masibay
Masikip Tagalog
Masungsong
Mata eye Tagalog
Mataac
Matalam
Matamis sweet Tagalog
Matanguihan one who refuses Tagalog
Matibag
Mationg
Matito
Matubis clean Bicolano
Matulac
Matulin fast Tagalog
Matundan
Matunog loud Cebuano
Maturan mentionable Tagalog
Mauban gray-haired Tagalog
Mauhay prolific rice stalk Tagalog
Maulit repetitive Tagalog
Maybanting
Maybituin
Mayoyo
Mingoc
Moguet
Momongan
Mongaya
Motos
Mugol
Mula plant Ilocano
Mulingtapang brave again Tagalog
Mungcal to till Kapampangan
Munsayac
Musngi
Musni
Muyot
Nabua
Nacalaban former opponent Tagalog
Nacapuy
Nacpil
Nagtalon farmer Ilocano
Naguiat
Naguit
Nakpawan
Nakpil (see Nacpil)
Nalundasan Ilocano
Nalupta Ilocano
Namoc mosquito Boholano
Namocatcat busy-body Boholano
Namocot Boholano
Nanquil
Napalan
Napuli
Narag
Nasino to take notice Tagalog
Naui
Navalta?
Nepomuceno?
Ngaya
Ngujo
Nicdao
Niguidula
Nilooban from the inner area Tagalog
Nimo
Nipay
Nisnisan
Nitafan Ilocano, Pangasinan
Nogoy
Nuguid?
Nunag
Oasay
Obusan to deplete Tagalog
Ogtong
Okala
Olala
Olalia
Omaga
Omapoy to burn Cebuano
Omictin to jump Cebuano
Omipon to to collect or save
Ompad Cebuano
Ona Tagalog
Ongkapin
Ongoy monkey Cebuano
Ontog to bump Tagalog
Ontoy
Ople
Oppus
Opus Cebuano
Orang?
Orara
Orayani?
Orenia
Orig?
Orines
Orongan move Tagalog
Ouano
Paa
Paas Boholano
Paat
Pabualan
Pabulayan
Pabustan
Pacada farewell Ilocano
Pacampara Waray
Pacana
Pacaon to feed Cebuano
Pacas
Pacatang
Pacleb to turn over Ilocano
Pacpaco
Pacquiao to buy wholesale Tagalog
Pacquing
Pacubas
Paculan
Pacut
Pada equal Ilocano
Padagas
Padamada
Padayao to give praise Ilocano
Padios* to God Tagalog
Padoan
Padunan
Padungaw for the window
Paeca
Paed a kind of fish trap Ilocano
Paet bitter
Pagaduan
Pagalilauan
Pagampao
Pagangpang Cebuano
Pagao
Pagaoa
Pagaspas flutter Tagalog
Pagdanganan
Pagdilao
Pagilagan
Pagkalinawan clarity, brightness Tagalog
Pagkatipunan for society Tagalog
Pagliaro
Paglinawan to clear Cebuano
Paglingayen
Pagniligan
Pagsanghan place that forks
Pagsanjan (see Pagsanghan)
Pagsibigan
Pagtakhan wonderment
Pagtalunan argue Tagalog
Pagud tired Tagalog
Paguio
Paguirigan Ilocano
Pagulayan vegetable garden
Pagunsan the start Cebuano
Paguyo
Pahate to share
Pahati (see Pahate)
Pakingan listen Tagalog
Palabay to mix Ilocano
Palacay
Palacpac applause Tagalog
Palad
Palag
Palaganas
Palangan
Palangdao
Palapal
Palapala
Palapus
Palapuz (see Palapus)
Palec
Palicpic fin Tagalog
Palicte Cebuano
Paling
Palisoc
Pallasa
Palongpalong paddle Tagalog
Palpal-latok morning star Ilocano
Paludipan
Palugod
Palumbarit
Pamandanan
Pamatong
Pambid
Pamintuan
Pamon
Pamulaklakin to make bloom Tagalog
Pamuspusan opinion Ilocano
Panaguinto
Panahon season Tagalog
Panaligan devout wish Tagalog
Panay plentiful
Pandac short Tagalog
Pandaraoan Ilocano
Pandy
Pangalanan
Pangan to eat Ilocano, Kapampangan
Panganiban aware of danger Tagalog
Pangcob Cebuano
Pangdan
Pangilinan for the town Ilocano
Panimdim feeling Tagalog
Panindagat ** sea wanderer Ilonggo
Panis spoiled
Panlao
Panlaqui
Panlasigui
Panoringan
Pansoy
Pantig cry, syllable
Panuncialonan
Panuyas
Parangalan
Paraoan
Paras hot taste Kapampangan
Parawan
Parotong
Parpana
Parungao
Pasahol
Pasamba veneration Tagalog
Pasaoa
Pasayan
Pasicolan?
Pasking
Pasquil
Patacsil treacherously Tagalog
Patalinhug
Patao
Pataray
Patawaran
Patoc
Patubo
Paurom
Payaoan to advise
Payawal
Payomo
Payong-ayong
Payot
Payoyot
Payumo (see Payomo)
Payuyao
Pedlaoan
Pedronan
Penano
Pendatum
Pendon Kapampangan
Pesigan
Pespes
Pidlaoan (see Pedlaoan)
Pila
Pilande
Pilapil rice paddy Tagalog
Pili choose
Pilias Boholano
Piluden
Pinga
Pingkian
Pingol
Pinkian (see Pingkian)
Pinlac
Pinpin rice paddy Tagalog
Pintac
Pisigan (see Pesigan)
Pita Pangasinense
Pit-Og
Pitpit
Poblete
Pogoy
Polangcus
Polilen
Polilin (see Polilen)
Polotan
Polutan (see Polotan)
Poquis haircut Ilocano
Poquis
Potot short Cebuano
Poyaoan
Pukis (see Poquis)
Puldulao
Pulsungay
Pumaren
Punio
Puno head Tagalog
Punongbayan town chief Tagalog
Punsalan
Punsalang (see Punsalan)
Punsoy
Punyeg
Punzalan (see Punsalan)
Puruganan
Purugganan (see Puruganan)
Putong crown Tagalog
Puyat sleepy Tagalog
Puyot
Puzon abdomen Tagalog
Queppet
Querimit
Quiaoit a bird Ilocano
Quibola
Quiboloy
Quilala known Tagalog
Quililan identity Tagalog
Quilong-quilong Cebuano
Quimen
Quimin
Quimno
Quimosing
Quimot
Quimuyog to come along Ilocano
Quinabo
Quinot
Quinoy
Quiodala
Quiray
Quirimit
Quisisem
Quitain to see Ilocano
Quitiquit
Raagas
Rabaca
Rabago
Rabanal Ilocano
Rabang
Rabara
Rabe
Rabuco
Racasa?
Racelis?
Rafal?
Rafanan Ilocano
Ragadio?
Ragamat
Raganit
Ragasa intrepid
Ragay
Ragot
Ragsac happiness Ilocano
Raguindin
Ralutin
Ramiscal
Ramoran
Rapanut
Rapatan
Raposas
Raquedan close to a fence Ilocano
Rasalan (see Dasalan)
Rasay
Recato
Retuta
Ribao
Ribucan
Ridao
Ringor quarrel Ilocano
Ringpis
Robang
Roda? Ilocano
Romuar to go outside Ilocano
Rosaupan?
Ruadap Ilocano
Rumbaoa
Rumusod
Sabacan attack Tagalog
Sabanal
Sabangan
Sabile
Sabio
Sablay
Sablayan
Sabog
Sabugo
Sabulao
Sacay ride Tagalog
Sacayanan
Saclayan
Saclolo help Tagalog
Sacpa
Sadangsal
Sadiri
Sadiua Tagalog
Sado
Sadural
Sagabaen
Sagadraca
Sagalla
Sagaran
Sagawinit
Sagayadoro
Sagayaga
Sagaysay comb Ilocano
Sagibo
Sagiguinto
Sagisi
Sagman
Sagmit
Sagnep
Sagudan
Saguin Ilocano
Saguinsing
Saguisag symbol
Sagum
Sagun
Sahagun
Sajor?
Sakay (see Sacay)
Salabsab Boholano
Salac saved, rescued Ilocano
Salalima
Salamat thanks Tagalog
Salang in place Tagalog
Salangsang defender
Salapantan
Salarila
Salarzon?
Salaysay tell Tagalog
Salboro
Salenda
Saley
Sali
Saliba
Salire
Salita word
Salonga in a cave Tagalog
Salop a measure of liquid volume Tagalog
Salumag?
Salumbides
Salunga (see Salonga)
Samala
Sambeli
Sambeli Tagalog
Sambilay a variety of rice Ilocano
Sambile (see Sambeli)
Sampaga
Sampang
Sampayan clothesline Tagalog
Sampilo
Samporna?
Sanga branch
Sangalang
Sangil
Saoyen
Sapigao
Sapin
Saplala prosperity Kapampangan
Sapodeng
Sarabia?
Saradpon
Sarangaya
Sarao
Sarigumba
Sarile self
Satot
Saulan
Saulog celebrate Cebuano
Saupan Ilocano
Sawi
Sawit
Saya skirt
Sayaboc
Saymo
Sayo
Sayoc hungry Tagalog
Seggay
Siababa
Siapno Pangasinan
Siasat
Sibayan
Sibug to scatter, to water Ilocano, Tagalog
Sicam
Sicat famous Tagalog
Siggaoat Ilocano
Sigua
Sijalbo
Silago
Silang
Simangan
Simbulan
Simsiman enjoyable Tagalog
Singian
Sinja
Sisante
Soliman Kapampangan, Tagalog
Somaoang
Somawang (see Somaoang)
Sonson
Sopapan
Sopsop
Sorio
Suayan
Suaybaguio
Suba river Cebuano
Subaybay
Subili
Subing-Subing
Subong
Sucaldito
Sucdad
Sucgang
Sudiacal Ilocano
Sugay
Sugcang to stir
Suguitan to injure Tagalog
Sulit
Sumabat to meet Ilocano
Sumagaysay to comb hair Ilocano
Sumagcang
Sumang
Sumanpong Boholano
Sumaoang
Sumibcay
Sumulong to go forward Tagalog
Sundita
Sunga
Sunio?
Supnet
Suyat
Taag
Taal
Taasan
Taay
Tabag
Tabalanza?
Tabalbag Ilocano
Tabamo
Tabang weak taste Tagalog
Tabangcura fat friar Spanish, Tagalog
Tabaquing
Tabay Ilocano
Tabayoyong
Tabian person who gossips Cebuano
Tabil talkative Tagalog
Tabilin
Tabing cover Tagalog
Tabisula
Tablac
Tablan affected Tagalog
Tablang
Tablico
Tablit
Tabocol
Tabogader
Tabonda
Tabo-tabo Cebuano
Taboyayong
Tabua
Tabucbuc
Tabudlo
Tabug
Tabula
Tabulog
Tabuno
Tabura
Taburaza?
Tabuyo
Tacadena
Tacan
Tacang
Tacason
Tacata
Tacazon (see Tacason)
Tacbas
Tacder stand Ilocano
Tacderan
Tacdol
Taclas
Tacorda
Tacud
Tacuyan
Tacuycuy
Tacwigan
Tadena
Tadina (see Tadena)
Taer handsome Ilocano
Taeza
Tagalicod from the rear Tagalog
Tagalicud (see Tagalicod)
Tagalikud (see Tagalicod)
Tagalog
Tagalog
Tagalogan
Tagamolila
Tagarro
Tagasa
Tagatac
Tagay
Taghap
Tagle?
Tagorda?
Tagud
Tagudin Ilocano
Taguines
Taguinod
Tagulao
Tajanlangit
Tala
Talaba oyster Tagalog
Talaban
Talactac
Talagtag
Talampas
Talao coward Kapampangan
Talaro
Talaroc
Talastas
Talatala
Talaugon
Talens?
Talimoro
Talingting
Talisayon
Talosig?
Talusan to know
Tamo
Tamondong
Tampipi suitcase Cebuano, Tagalog
Tañag popular Tagalog
Tandang rooster Tagalog
Tandoc a carabao horn cup Ilocano
Tanga
Tangaan
Tangalin
Tanghal feature
Tanghalan
Tangkilik patronage Tagalog
Tanglao guiding light
Tanguilig (see Tangkilik)
Tanicala chain
Tanopo
Tanyag (see Tañag)
Tapang bravery
Tapawan
Tapay rooster’s comb Cebuano
Tapaya
Tapina
Taposok from my heart Ilocano
Tapuro
Taracatac
Taroc
Tarongoy righteous man Cebuano
Taruc (see Taroc)
Tatlonghari three kings Sanskrit, Tagalog
Taupo hail, hello Tagalog
Tauyan Ilocano
Tawatao
Tayabas
Tayactac
Tayag
Tayao
Tela
Teneza?
Terre
Tiap
Tibay durable Tagalog
Tibayan strengthen Tagalog
Tibok
Tigas hard Tagalog
Tiglao
Timbancaya lifter of weight Tagalog
Timbang weight Tagalog
Timbas
Timple Pangasinense
Tinapay bread Tagalog
Tindoc
Tindog
Tindongan
Tinoyan
Tioaquen Ibanag
Tiong
Tira-tira*
Tiyap (see Tiap)
Togonon
Toliao
Tomagan
Tomalon
Tomawis
Tomines
Tongol
Tongpalan
To-ong
Tosoc to pierce Tagalog
Toyhacao to peer over Cebuano
Tubaon brown Cebuano
Tubig water
Tubo
Tucay
Tudtud Cebuano
Tugade
Tugado
Tukodlangit
Tuktukan
Tulabing
Tuliao (see Toliao)
Tulio?
Tulud
Tumacder to stand Ilocano
Tumala
Tumale
Tumambing Ilocano
Tumanda
Tumaneng?
Tumang
Tumangan to hold Tagalog
Tumao
Tuma-ob Aklanon
Tumbaga
Tumibay to be strong Tagalog
Tumulak
Tunac
Tuñacao
Tungol banner
Tungpalan
Tuparan
Tupas
Tupaz (see Tupas)
Turinia?
Tutaan
Tuyay
Ubungen
Ugale habit Ilocano
Ugali habit Tagalog
Ugalino
Ugay
Ulanday
Ulap / Ulep cloud Tagalog, Ilocano
Ulat
Ulit repeat Tagalog
Umagtang
Umali to stain or dirty up Ilocano
Umayam
Uminga
Umipig
Una first Tagalog
Una first Tagalog
Unabia
Undag
Undayan
Untalan Pangasinan
Untaran (see Untalan)
Urakoy
Usi
Utak brain Cebuano
Vagay
Valarao (see Balaraw)
Vayan (see Bayan)
Vinoray
Viray large boat Ilocano
Visaya
Wandag
Watan
Yabes
Yabut to hand over Tagalog
Yacapin to embrace Tagalog
Yacat
Yadao
Yagin
Yago
Yagyagan
Yamat
Yambot
Yamguas
Yanga
Yanong
Yapes
Yaranon
Yasay
Ybut
Ygot
Ylacad (see Ylacad)
Ylagan (see Ilagan)
Ylanan (see Ilanan)
Yoro
Ysip (see Isip)
Yting
Yumol?
Yumul (see Yumol)
Yusi
? Vague origin
* Conjugated Filipino and foreign word
Research Notes
1 “Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames“. Wikipedia. Date modified: 10 August 2010. Date
accessed: 19 Sep 2010.
2 “Decree of 21 November 1849“. The Families of Warren and Lucy Perez Zahler. Date accessed: 19
Sep 2010.
3 Larroga, Burt. Blog Comment. Date posted: 19 July 2012.
4 Santos, Hector. “Catalog of Filipino Names“. Date modified: 16 April 1999. Date Accessed: 19 Sep
2010.
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ABARCA Spanish
From the name of a type of leather-soled shoe or sandal made on the Balearic Islands. It originally
indicated a person who made or sold this item.
ABAROA Basque
Possibly from Basque abaro meaning "refuge".
ABASCAL Spanish
Means "priest's street" from Basque abas "priest" and kale "street".
ABASOLO Basque
Means "priest's meadow" from the Basque abas "priest" and solo "meadow".
ABEL (1) English, French, Danish, Spanish
Derived from the given name ABEL.
ABELLÓ Catalan
From the Latin given name Abellio, which may have been derived from the name of a Pyrenean god.
ABRAHAM Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name ABRAHAM.
ABREU Portuguese, Galician
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a given name which was of Germanic origin.
ACOSTA Spanish
Spanish form of DA COSTA (from a misdivision of the surname).
AGRAMUNT Catalan
Originally denoted a person from the town of Agramunt, Spain. It means "field hill" in Catalan.
AGUA Spanish
Means "water" in Spanish, indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.
AGUADO Spanish
Derived from Spanish agua "water", indicating a person who lived near water or worked with water.
AIZA Spanish, Basque
From Basque aitz meaning "rock, stone".
ALAMILLA Spanish
From Spanish alamillo meaning "poplar, aspen".
ALBERT English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name ALBERT.
ALDANA Basque
From the name of a Basque town, derived from aldats meaning "slope".
ALFARO Spanish
Originally denoted someone who was from the city of Alfaro in La Rioja, Spain. It is possibly derived
from Arabic meaning "the watchtower".
ALVARADO Spanish
From a Spanish place name, possibly derived from Spanish alba "white".
ÁLVAREZ Spanish
Means "son of ÁLVARO".
AMADOR Spanish
Derived from the given name AMADOR.
ANDRÉS Spanish
Derived from the given name ANDRÉS.
ANDREU Catalan
From the given name ANDREU.
ANTÚNEZ Spanish
Means "son of ANTONIO".
AQUINO Italian, Spanish
From the name of an Italian town near Rome, the home town of the 13th-century saint Thomas
Aquinas. In Italy it is derived directly from the town's name. As a Spanish-language surname, it was
sometimes bestowed by missionaries in honour of the saint as they evangelized in Spanish colonies.
ARAUJO Spanish
Spanish form of ARAÚJO.
ARAYA Spanish
Denoted a person from Araia in the Basque Country, Spain. It is of uncertain meaning.
ARCE Spanish
Means "maple tree" in Spanish.
ARECHAVALETA Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Aretxabaleta in Spain. It means "oak trees" in Basque.
ARENAS Spanish
From various Spanish place names, which are derived from Spanish arena meaning "sand".
ARITZA Spanish, Basque
From Basque aritz meaning "oak tree". This was a nickname of Iñigo, the first king of Pamplona,
Spain (9th century).
ARMANDO Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name ARMANDO.
ARREOLA Spanish
Variant of ARRIOLA, found predominantly in Mexico.
ARRIOLA Spanish, Basque
From Basque place names, themselves derived from Basque arri "stone" and -ola "place of, house".
ASÍS Spanish
Originally denoted a person from the Italian city of Assisi (called Asís in Spanish).
ASTURIAS Spanish
From the name of a region in Spain, formerly a medieval kingdom. It is possibly derived from
Basque asta "rock" and ur "water".
AZAROLA Basque
Possibly from Basque azeri meaning "fox".
BANDERAS Spanish
Spanish cognate of BANNER.
BARROS Portuguese, Spanish
From the Portuguese and Spanish word barro meaning "clay, mud". This could either be an
occupational name for a person who worked with clay or mud such as a builder or artisan, or a
topographic name for someone living near clay or mud.
BASURTO Spanish
From the Basque place name Basurtu, a village (now part of Bilbao) in Biscay. It means "middle of the
forest".
BAUTISTA Spanish
Derived from the given name BAUTISTA.
BELLO Spanish, Italian
Means "beautiful" in Spanish and Italian, originally a nickname for an attractive person.
BELMONTE Spanish, Italian
From various place names in Italy and Spain meaning "beautiful mountain".
BENGOCHEA Basque
Variant of BENGOETXEA.
BENGOECHEA Basque
Variant of BENGOETXEA.
BENGOETXEA Basque
Means "the house furthest down" from Basque bengo "furthest down" and etxe "house".
BENÍTEZ Spanish
Means "son of BENITO".
BERMÚDEZ Spanish
Means "son of BERMUDO".
BERNAT Catalan
Derived from the given name BERNAT.
BLANCO Spanish
Means "white" in Spanish. The name most likely referred to a person who was pale or had blond hair.
BLANXART Catalan
Catalan form of BLANCHARD.
BOLÍVAR Spanish
From Bolibar, the name of a small Basque village, derived from Basque bolu "mill"
and ibar "meadow". This name was borne by the revolutionary Simón Bolívar (1783-1830).
BOSCH (2) Catalan
Catalan form of BOSCO.
BOSQUE Spanish
Spanish form of BOSCO.
BOVER Catalan
Catalan cognate of BOVE.
BUSTILLO Spanish
From the name of Spanish towns, diminutive forms of BUSTO.
BUSTO Spanish, Italian
From the name of towns in Spain and Italy, derived from Late Latin bustum meaning "ox pasture".
BUSTOS Spanish
Variant of BUSTO.
CABELLO Spanish
Means "hair" in Spanish, used as a nickname for a person with a large amount of hair.
CABRERA Spanish
From various place names derived from Late Latin capraria meaning "place of goats", from
Latin capra meaning "goat".
CAMPANA Italian, Spanish
Occupational name from Late Latin campana meaning "bell", ultimately derived from the Italian
region of Campania, where bells were produced.
CAMPO Spanish, Italian
Means "field" in Spanish and Italian.
CAMPOS Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish variant of CAMPO.
CANTÚ Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of CANTÙ, common in Mexico.
CARDONA Catalan
From the name of a town in Catalonia, of uncertain meaning.
CARDOSO Portuguese, Spanish
From a place name meaning "thorny" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin carduus.
CARDOZO Spanish
Variant of CARDOSO.
CARO Spanish, Italian
From Spanish and Italian caro meaning "beloved".
CASAL Spanish
From the Spanish word casal meaning "house", ultimately from Late Late casalis and Latin casa.
CASALES Spanish
Variant of CASAL.
CASTELL Catalan
Catalan cognate of CASTLE.
CASTELLANO Spanish
Variant of CASTILLA.
CASTILLA Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Castile, a region (and medieval kingdom) in Spain. The name of
the region is derived from Late Latin castellum meaning "castle".
CASTILLO Spanish
Spanish cognate of CASTLE.
CASTRO Spanish, Portuguese
Means "castle" in Spanish and Portuguese, and referred to one who lived near a castle.
CATALÁN Spanish
Originally indicated a person who came from Catalonia, a region of eastern Spain.
CHAVARRÍA Spanish
Variant of ECHEVERRÍA.
CHAVES Portuguese, Spanish
From the name of a Portuguese city, derived from the Roman name FLAVIUS (being named for the
emperor Vespasian, whose family name was Flavius).
CHÁVEZ Spanish
Variant of CHAVES. A famous bearer was the labour leader César Chávez (1927-1993).
COLÓN Spanish
Spanish form of COLOMBO.
COSTA Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "riverbank, slope, coast" in Portuguese, Italan and Catalan, ultimately from Latin meaning
"side, edge".
CRESPO Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Referred to a person with curly hair, from Latin crispus meaning "curly".
CRUZ Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese cognate of CROSS.
CUÉLLAR Spanish
Derived from the name of the town of Cuéllar in the Segovia province of Spain. It may be derived
from Latin collis meaning "hill".
CUESTA Spanish
Spanish form of COSTA.
CUEVAS Spanish
Derived from Spanish cueva meaning "cave".
D'CRUZ Portuguese, Spanish
Originated in 17th-century Spain and means "of the cross" in Spanish and Portuguese.
D'CRUZE Portuguese, Spanish
Variation of D'CRUZ.
DE LA CRUZ Spanish
Means "of the cross", see CROSS.
DE LA FUENTE Spanish
Means "of the fountain" in Spanish.
DEL BOSQUE Spanish
Means "of the forest".
DE LEON Spanish
Referred to someone from the Leon region of Spain.
DELGADO Spanish, Portuguese
Means "thin" in Spanish and Portuguese.
DEL OLMO Spanish
Means "from the elm tree" from Spanish olmo "elm tree".
DE SANTIGO Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of SANTIAGO.
DÍAZ Spanish
Means "son of DIEGO" in Spanish.
DOMINGUEZ Spanish
Means "son of DOMINGO".
DUARTE Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name DUARTE.
DURANTE Spanish, Italian
From the given name DURANTE, or from a nickname for a stubborn person.
ECHEVARRÍA Spanish
Variant of ECHEVERRÍA.
ECHEVERRÍA Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house"
and berri "new".
ELIZONDO Spanish
Means "a person who lives close to a church" from Basque eleiza "church" and ondo "near".
ESCAMILLA Spanish
Derived from the name of the town Escamilla in the Gualadajara province of Spain.
ESCÁRCEGA Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Eskarzaga, which itself is derived from Basque hazkar "maple".
ESCARRÀ Spanish
Catalan meaning "left-handed".
ESPARZA Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Espartza, a town in the province of Navarre.
ESPINA Spanish
Means "thorn", a name for someone who lived near a thorn bush.
ESPINO Spanish
Variant of ESPINA.
ESPINOSA Spanish
From Spanish espinoso meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spîna and spînosus, respectively
meaning "spine" and "full of spines, spiny".
ESPINOZA Spanish
Variant of ESPINOSA.
ESTÉVEZ Spanish
Means "son of ESTEBAN".
ETXEBARRIA Basque
Basque form of ECHEVERRÍA.
ETXEBERRIA Basque
Basque form of ECHEVERRÍA.
FÉLIX French, Spanish
From the given name FELIX.
FERNÁNDEZ Spanish
Means "son of FERNANDO".
FERRER Catalan
Catalan cognate of FERRARI.
FIERRO Spanish, Italian
Variant of FERRO.
FLORES Spanish
Derived from the given name Floro, Spanish form of the Roman Florus which meant "flower".
FONSECA Spanish, Portuguese
Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring"
and sicca "dry".
FRANCO Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Cognate of FRANK (1).
FUENTES Spanish
Means "a spring, a well" in Spanish. The name is a cognate of FONTAINE.
GALLEGO Spanish
Means "a person from Galicia" in Spanish. Galicia is a region in northwestern Spain.
GALLO Italian, Spanish
Means "cock, rooster" from Latin gallus. This was a nickname for a proud person.
GARCÍA Spanish
From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque
word hartz meaning "bear".
GARRASTAZU Basque
From the Basque word arratz "bush" combined with the suffix sta denoting a place.
GARZA Spanish
Derived from Spanish garza "heron" (a type of crane).
GASPAR Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name GASPAR.
GEBARA Basque
Habitational name for someone who lived in Gebara, a place in the Basque province of Araba (Álava).
GOMEZ Spanish
Spanish form of GOMES.
GONZALES Spanish
Variant of GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ Spanish
Means "son of GONZALO" in Spanish.
GREC Catalan
Catalan cognate of GRECO.
GUADARRAMA Spanish
Derived from the name of the town Guadarrama near Madrid.
GUERRA Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname for a belligerent person, one eager to fight, or one engaged in warfare. It means
"war".
GUERRERO Spanish
Means "warrior" in Spanish, an occupational name for a soldier. It is ultimately derived from the
Germanic word for "war" werra.
GUTIÉRREZ Spanish
Variant of GUTIERREZ.
GUTIERREZ Spanish
Evolved from the Spanish surname Gualtierrez meaning "son of Gualtierre". Gualtierre is a Spanish
version of the Germanic name WALTER.
HERNANDEZ Spanish
Means "son of HERNANDO" in Spanish.
HERRERA Spanish
Means "smith", from Latin fer "iron".
HERRERO Spanish
Variant of HERRERA.
HIERRO Spanish
Spanish form of FERRO.
HOLGUÍN Spanish
Means "to be happy, to enjoy oneself" from Spanish holger.
HUERTA Spanish
Means "garden, small orchard" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin hortus.
IBÁÑEZ Spanish
Means "son of Ibán", Ibán being a variant of JUAN (1).
IBARRA Basque, Spanish
From Basque place names derived from ibar meaning "meadow".
IÑÍGUEZ Spanish
Means "son of ÍÑIGO" in Spanish.
ITURBURUA Basque
Means "by the fountain" in Basque.
JASO Basque
Derived from Basque jats "sorghum". Sorghum is a type of cereal grass.
JASSO Basque, Spanish
Variant of JASO.
JIMENEZ Spanish
Means "son of JIMENO".
JORDÀ Catalan
Derived from the Catalan form of the given name JORDAN.
JUÁREZ Spanish
Variant of SUÁREZ.
LOBO Spanish, Portuguese
Originally a nickname, means "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.
LOPEZ Spanish
Means "son of LOPE" in Spanish.
LOSA Spanish
From Spanish losa meaning "tile, slab".
LOYOLA Spanish, Basque
From Basque loya meaning "mud". This was the surname of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the
founder of Jesuits.
LUCAS English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name LUCAS. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the
creator of the 'Star Wars' movies.
MACHADO Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet" and denoted a person who made or used
hatchets.
MACÍAS Spanish
Derived from the given name MATEO.
MARADONA Spanish
Locative name coming from the name of a place near Lugo in northern Spain. A notable bearer is
former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona (1960-).
MARÍA Spanish
From the given the name MARÍA.
MARINO Italian, Spanish
Derived from the given name MARINO.
MÁRQUEZ Spanish
Means "son of MARCOS".
MARTELL English, German, Catalan
Variant of MARTEL (1) or MARTEL (2).
MARTÍ Catalan
Derived from the given name MARTÍ.
MARTÍNEZ Spanish
Means "son of MARTÍN" in Spanish.
MARTINEZ Spanish
Variant of MARTÍNEZ.
MAS (1) Catalan
Means "farm" in Catalan.
MATA Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
From the Old Spanish mata meaning "plantation of trees".
MATEU Catalan
Derived from the given name MATEU.
MEDINA Spanish
From the name of a Spanish city, whose name is derived from the Arabic word for "city".
MELENDEZ Spanish
Variant of MENENDEZ.
MÉNDEZ Spanish
Variant of MENENDEZ.
MENDOZA Spanish, Basque
From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and (h)otz "cold".
MENENDEZ Spanish
Means "son of Menendo" in Spanish. Menendo is derived from HERMENEGILDO.
MERLO Italian, Spanish
Means "blackbird", ultimately from Latin merula. The blackbird is a symbol of a naive person.
MICHEL (1) French, German, Dutch, Basque, Polish
Derived from the given name MICHEL, MITXEL or MICHAŁ.
MINGO Spanish
From the given name DOMINGO.
MOLES Catalan, Spanish
Means "millstone" in Catalan.
MOLINA Spanish
Means "mill" in Spanish.
MONTERO Spanish
Derived from Spanish monte "mountain".
MORALES Spanish
Derived from Spanish moral "mulberry tree".
MORALEZ Spanish
Variant of MORALES.
MORENO Spanish, Portuguese
From a nickname meaning "dark" in Spanish and Portuguese.
NARVÁEZ Spanish
From the name of the town Narváez in Spain.
NIEVES Spanish
Means "snows" in Spanish, from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Nieves meaning
"Our Lady of the Snows".
NOGUERRA Spanish, Catalan
Means "dweller by the walnut tree" from the Late Latin nucarius.
NÚÑEZ Spanish
Spanish form of NUNES.
OBANDO Spanish
Habitational name for someone who lived in Obando in Extremadura, Spain.
OCHOA Basque, Spanish
From a Basque nickname meaning "wolf".
OJEDA Spanish
Originally a name for a dweller on the banks of the Ojeda river.
OLA Spanish, Basque
Means "forge" or "shepherd's cabin" from the Basque ola.
OLEASTRO Spanish
Means "(dweller by the) wild olive tree".
OLGUIN Spanish
Variant of HOLGUÍN.
OLIVER Catalan, English, French, German, Scottish
Derived from the given name OLIVER.
OLMOS Spanish
Means "(dweller by the) elm tree" from Latin ulmus.
OQUENDO Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Okendo, Basque Country.
ORELLANA Spanish
Derived from the place name Orellana which, in turn, is derived from Latin Aureliana "of Aurelius".
ORIOL Catalan
Means "golden" in Catalan, originally a nickname for a person with blond hair.
ORTEGA Spanish
From a Spanish place name (belonging to various villages) meaning "nettle".
ORTIZ Spanish
Means "son of Orti". The given name Orti seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either
Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or Latin fortunius meaning "fortunate".
PALOMO Spanish
Derived from Spanish palomo "dove".
PAREDES Portuguese, Spanish
Means "dweller by the wall" from Latin paries.
PAVIA Spanish
Spanish surname coming from the Italian city of Pavia south of Milano. Known especially for its old
University.
PELÁEZ Spanish
Means "son of Pelayo", where Pelayo is a derivative of PELAGIUS.
PEÑA Spanish
Means "dweller by a large jutting rock" from Spanish peña.
PÉREZ Spanish
Means "son of PEDRO" in Spanish.
PEREZ Spanish
Variant of PÉREZ.
PETIT Catalan, English, French
Means "small, little" derived from Old French petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to
denote the younger of two individuals.
PICASSO Catalan
Means "magpie" from Spanish picazo. This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to
stealing, although it may have described someone's unusual colouring. Painter and sculptor Pablo
Picasso (1881-1973) was a famous bearer of this name.
PORRA Catalan
Variant of PORRAS.
PORRAS Spanish, Catalan
From a nickname meaning "club".
PRIETO Spanish
From a nickname meaning "dark", referring to a person with dark hair or skin.
PUERTA Spanish
Spanish form of PORTO.
PUGA Spanish
Means "a thorn" in Galician.
PUIG Catalan, Spanish
Means "dweller on a hill(ock)" from the Old Occitan and Catalan puy.
QUINONES Spanish
From various Spanish place names derived from quinon meaning "five". It indicated that the land was
divided amongst five people.
QUINTANA Spanish, Catalan
Means "dweller on a piece of land whose rent is one-fifth its produce" from Spanish and
Catalan quintana.
QUIRÓS Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Spain. Quirós, the place name, may
derive from the Galician queiroa meaning "heather".
RAMÍREZ Spanish
Means "son of RAMIRO" in Spanish.
RAMOS Spanish
Means "dweller in a thickly wooded area" from Latin ramus. It could also refer to someone connected
with Palm Sunday in some way (French dimanche des rameaux).
RANA Italian, Spanish
Means "frog" in Italian and Spanish.
RENDÓN Spanish
Derived from the Spanish phrase de rendon "brave".
REY (1) English, Spanish, French, Catalan
Means "king" from Latin rex, regis, perhaps originally denoting someone who acted like a king.
REYES Spanish
Spanish variant of REY (1).
RIOS Portuguese, Spanish
Originally denoted a person who lived near a river, from Portuguese and Spanish rios "river".
RIVERA Spanish
Topographic name for a person who lived on a riverbank.
RIVERO Spanish
Spanish form of RIBEIRO.
ROBLEDO Spanish
Means "oak wood" from Spanish roble "oak".
ROBLES Spanish
Means "dweller by the oak tree or forest" from Spanish roble which in turn was derived from
Latin robur.
ROCHA Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name for any one place named Rocha, from the Portuguese and Galician rocha "rock" or
"cliff".
RODRÍGUEZ Spanish
Means "son of RODRIGO" in Spanish.
RODRIQUEZ Spanish
Variant of RODRÍGUEZ.
ROIG Catalan
Means "red (haired, complexioned)" from Latin rubeus.
ROJAS Spanish
Variant of ROJO.
ROJO Spanish
Means "red" in relation to hair or complexion from Spanish rojo.
ROLDÁN Spanish
Derived from the given name ROLDÁN.
ROMÀ (1) Catalan
Derived from the given name Romanus (see ROMAN).
ROMÀ (2) Catalan
Catalan form of ROMA (2).
ROMERO Italian, Spanish
Derived from Roma, Spanish and Italian name of the city of Rome. It could have originally indicated a
person who was from Rome or who took a pilgrimage to Rome.
ROSA Italian, Catalan
Means "rose" from Latin rosa, perhaps denoting a person who lived where roses grew or had a rosy
complexion.
ROSALES Spanish
Means "bed of roses" in Spanish.
RUBIO Spanish
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Latin rubeus "red".
RUIZ Spanish
Means "son of RUY" in Spanish.
SALA Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Romanian
Means "worker at a manor house" from Old French salle.
SALAMANCA Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Salamanca, in western Spain.
SALAZAR Spanish, Portuguese
Means "dweller in the old hall" from the Romance word sala meaning "hall" and the
Basque zahar meaning "old". It can also refer to Salazar in Burgos, Spain.
SALCEDO Spanish
Derived from the Latin word salix meaning "willow tree". The name was originally given to one who
lived near a willow tree.
SALINAS Spanish
Means "(dweller by or worker at) a saltworks" from Spanish salinas.
SANCHEZ Spanish
Means "son of SANCHO".
SANDOVAL Spanish
Derived from the name of a town in Spain, ultimately from Latin meaning "new forest".
SAN NICOLAS Spanish
Means "Saint NICHOLAS" in Spanish.
SANTANA Spanish, Portuguese
From any of the numerous places named Santa ANA.
SANTIAGO Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese place name that described the man who emigrated from any of the several
locations so-named, which got their names from the dedication of their church to Saint JAMES, the
patron saint of Spain.
SANTILLIAN Spanish
Meaning unknown, presumably a derivative of santos "saint".
SANTOS Spanish, Portuguese
Means "little saint" from Latin sanctus.
SASTRE Spanish
Spanish form of SARTO.
SEPÚLVEDA Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia, and was originally used
to denote people from that region. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
SIERRA Spanish
Means "dweller on a hill range, ridge" from the Old Occitan serre.
SILVA Portuguese, Spanish
From Spanish or Portuguese silva "forest".
SOLER Occitan, Catalan
Denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from the
word soler meaning "site, plot".
SOLO Basque
Means "dweller on a rural estate".
SOLOS Spanish
Possibly a variant of SOLO.
SOTO Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.
SUÁREZ Spanish
Derived from Latin suerius "swineherd".
SUERO Spanish
Derived from a Germanic given name, the first element is unknown, the second element is derived
from heri, hari meaning "army".
TAPIA Spanish
Means "protective wall" in Spanish.
TERRAZAS Spanish
A name for a person from Terrazas in the Spanish city of Burgos, a place name meaning "terraces".
TOMÀS Catalan
Derived from the given name TOMÀS.
TORRES Portuguese, Spanish
Given to a person who lived in or near a tower, from Latin turris.
TOS Spanish
Spanish form of TOSI.
TOSELL Catalan
Catalan form of TOSI.
TOSET Catalan
Catalan form of TOSI.
TRAVIESO Spanish
Spanish variant of TRAVERS.
TRUJILLO Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Trujillo in Cáceres or Trujillo in Seville, Spain.
UBINA Spanish
Variant of URBINA.
URBINA Spanish
Means "city dweller" from Latin urbanus.
UREÑA Spanish
Probably derived from the name of Urueña, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain.
VALDEZ Spanish
Means "son of BALDO".
VALENCIA Spanish
From the name of the Spanish city, which is related to the given name VALENCIA.
VARELA Spanish
Derived from Spanish vara "stick". It may have originally been given to one who used a stick in his
line of work, for example an animal herder.
VARGAS Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name meaning "hut, slope, pastureland" in Spanish and Portuguese dialects.
VÁSQUEZ Spanish
Means "son of VASCO".
VÁZQUEZ Spanish
Variant of VÁSQUEZ.
VEGA Spanish
Means "(dweller in a) meadow", from Spanish vega.
VELA (1) Spanish
Derived from a medieval given name Vela, a reduced form of the Germanic name Vigila, which was
derived from the element wig "war".
VELA (2) Spanish
Means "watchmaker" in Spanish.
VELAZQUEZ Spanish
Derived from the Spanish given name VELASCO.
VENTURA Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan
From the Italian given name BONAVENTURA and the Spanish form BUENAVENTURA.
VICARIO Spanish, Italian
Means "a vicar" in Spanish and Italian. Vicar is an ecclesiastic title, usually used to denote a
representative of a bishop.
VILARÓ Catalan
From the province of Catalonia in Spain, and means "little rustic cabin". The name is thought to have
been originally from France and was changed from the 13th century Vilaroux into the Catalan Vilaro.
VILLA Italian, Spanish
Means "town" in Italian and Spanish. It was originally given to a person who came from a town, as
opposed to the countryside.
VILLALOBOS Spanish
Denoted a person from Villalobos, a city in Spain which derives its name from Spanish villa "town"
and lobo "wolf".
VILLANUEVA Spanish
Means "(dweller in a) new settlement" from Spanish villa "settlement" and nueva "new".
VILLAVERDE Spanish
Place name meaning "green farm", from villa "farm, settlement" and verde "green".
VIOLA Italian, Spanish
From the given name VIOLA.
VITERI Spanish, Basque, Italian
Originally denoted a person from Biteri in the Basque Country.
VIVAS Catalan
Means "may you live" from the Latin, Catalan and Spanish expression vivas which was bestowed
upon children to bring good luck.
VIVES Catalan, Spanish
Variant of VIVAS.
YBARRA Spanish, Basque
Variant of IBARRA.
ZABALA Basque
Originally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from
Basque zabal meaning "large, wide".
ZAMBRANO Basque
Possibly a habitational name for someone from Zambrana, a town in the province of Álava in Spain.
ZAMORANO Spanish
Originally denoted a person from Zamora, the name of both a province in Spain and its capital city.
ZAPATERO Spanish
Spanish cognate of SAVATIER.
ZAVALA Spanish
Variant of ZABALA.
ZUBIZARRETA Spanish
Means "old bridge", from Basque zubia "bridge" and zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish
soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).
ZUÑIGA Basque
From the name of a Spanish town, formerly named Estuniga in Basque, possibly derived from
Basque istuin "channel, strait".

Do you know what the most popular last name is in the Philippines?

THE TWENTY MOST COMMON FILIPINO SURNAMES

1. Santos
This is the last name of Filipina actress Vilma Santos, Filipino-American writer
Bienvenido Santos, the young superstar Judy Ann Santos, the WWII hero Alejo Santos,
and singer Erik Santos. The name is the Spanish word for ‘saints.’
2. Reyes
The full name of Filipino actor Alden Richards is Richard Reyes Faulkerson, Jr. His
mother’s name is Rosario Reyes. The word ‘reyes’ means ‘kings’ or ‘royals’ in Spanish.

3. Cruz
Among famous Filipinos bearing this surname is the actor/model John Lloyd Cruz. The
word ‘cruz’ is Spanish for ‘cross’ and is spelled krus in Tagalog when referring to the
cross, but not when written as a surname.

4. Bautista
Bautista is Spanish for ‘Baptist’ referring to San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist).

5. Ocampo
A widely recognized Philippine historian with this surname is Ambeth Ocampo.

6. García
The most notable bearer of this surname is Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the
Philippines. Eddie Garcia is a famous Filipino actor who has received awards for both
his acting and directing.

7. Mendoza
The real name of Yaya Dub is Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza. She is more known
simply as Maine Mendoza.

8. Torres
Lucy Torres is the actress-model married to actor Richard Gomez.

9. Tomás
Tessie Tomas was the host of the daily morning talk show Teysi ng Tahanan in the
1990s.

10. Andrada
Albert Andrada is the fashion designer whose dress was worn by Paris Hilton to the
2015 Grammy Awards.

11. Castillo
16. Rivera

17. Aquino
12. Flores
 13. Villanueva 18. Navarro

14. Ramos 19. Salazar

15. Castro 20. Mercado

TOP 10 SPANISH SURNAMES IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT START WITH

DE, DE LA OR DEL

1. de la Cruz
6. de Castro

7. de la Vega
2. de la Reyes

8. de la Rosa
3. del Rosario

9. de Asis
4. de los Santos

10. de Rosales
5. de Guzmán

Most common surnames among Chinese-Filipinos: Chan, Cheng, Chua, Co, Cue,
Dee, Go, Ku, Lee, Tan, Tiu, Ting, Ty, Sy, Yap, Yee, Gokongwei, Uytengsu, and others
that are three-word combinations that end in -co like Chotangco, Chikiamco,
Cojuangco, Dyquiangco, Dychingco, Limbitco, Limcangco, Limcauco, Limjoco,
Limlengco, Limpingco, Litiatco, Litimco, Nibungco, Ongkingco, Onglatco, Ongpauco,
Osongco, Simpauco, Syjuco, Sytengco, Tanjuatco, Tantiangco, Tantoco, Uyboco,
Uycoco, Uytico, Wambangco, Yoingco, Yuchengco, Yujuico, Yusingco

Examples of Spanish and Spanish-derived surnames: Divinagracia, Ortiz

Examples of native Tagalog surnames: Dimakulangan (to be not

lacking), Dimaguiba (impenetrable), Dimasalang (untouchable), Guinto (gold), Macar
aeg, Matapang (brave), Masipag (industrious), Lumaban (fought/battled), Pulumbarit