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''[[Philippines]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Philippines]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Philippines_Names,_Personal|Names, Personal]]'' | ||
<br>It is important to understand how surnames and given names developed and changed in the Philippines. You can gain important clues about a family’s origin by examining its surname. The Filipinos began adopting surnames in the 16th century during Spanish colonization; before this, the Filipinos found one name adequate to meet their needs. As the Catholic Church assigned Christian names to new converts and as more and more Filipinos began to use their native names and their Christian names, the government saw a need to standardize naming practices among the Filipinos. | <br>It is important to understand how surnames and given names developed and changed in the Philippines. You can gain important clues about a family’s origin by examining its surname. The Filipinos began adopting surnames in the 16th century during Spanish colonization; before this, the Filipinos found one name adequate to meet their needs. As the Catholic Church assigned Christian names to new converts and as more and more Filipinos began to use their native names and their Christian names, the government saw a need to standardize naming practices among the Filipinos. | ||
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Because surnames were all assigned over a relatively short period of time and were taken from a single source, it is not uncommon to find that all the surnames from an area begin with the same letter of the alphabet or that all the people of a ''barangay'' have the same surname. A ''barangay'' was a basic unit of local administration used during Spanish occupation from 1565 to 1898. Today a ''barangay'' refers to communities of 1,000 inhabitants within a city or municipality that is administrated by a group of elected officals. A number of ''barangay'' could have made up a municipality. | Because surnames were all assigned over a relatively short period of time and were taken from a single source, it is not uncommon to find that all the surnames from an area begin with the same letter of the alphabet or that all the people of a ''barangay'' have the same surname. A ''barangay'' was a basic unit of local administration used during Spanish occupation from 1565 to 1898. Today a ''barangay'' refers to communities of 1,000 inhabitants within a city or municipality that is administrated by a group of elected officals. A number of ''barangay'' could have made up a municipality. | ||
More information on Philippine surname customs and | More information on Philippine surname customs and the Claveria decree: | ||
* | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A1logo_alfab%C3%A9tico_de_apellidos | ||
Also see: [http://www.zahlerweb.info/pm/claveria.htm www.zahlerweb.info/pm/claveria.htm Decree of 21 November 1849] | Also see: [http://www.zahlerweb.info/pm/claveria.htm www.zahlerweb.info/pm/claveria.htm Decree of 21 November 1849] | ||
=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||
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Another Philippine naming custom is the Spanish practice of assigning a mother’s maiden name as her child’s middle name. Hence, the mother of a child named Bernardo Juarez de la Cruz may very well have the maiden name of Juarez. There are exceptions to this rule, but this custom may be very helpful as you trace family relationships. | Another Philippine naming custom is the Spanish practice of assigning a mother’s maiden name as her child’s middle name. Hence, the mother of a child named Bernardo Juarez de la Cruz may very well have the maiden name of Juarez. There are exceptions to this rule, but this custom may be very helpful as you trace family relationships. | ||
{{Place|Philippines}} | {{Place|Philippines}} | ||
[[Category:Philippines]] | [[Category:Philippines]] | ||