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*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Tagalog_surnames '''Appendix:Tagalog surnames'''] | *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Tagalog_surnames '''Appendix:Tagalog surnames'''] | ||
*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Tagalog_surnames_of_Spanish_origin '''Appendix:Tagalog surnames of Spanish origin'''] | *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Tagalog_surnames_of_Spanish_origin '''Appendix:Tagalog surnames of Spanish origin'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | |||
==Surnames== | ==Surnames== | ||
*The Philippine naming custom is identical to the [[Spain | *The Philippine naming custom is identical to the [[Spain Naming Customs|'''Spanish''']] and [[Portugal Naming Customs|'''Portuguese''']] name customs and, to an extent, Chinese naming customs. | ||
*Today, Filipinos usually abide by the Spanish system of using '''both paternal and maternal surnames''', with the latter used as the "middle name". An example would be Jose Cuyegkeng y Mangahas becoming Jose Mangahas Cuyegkeng, where the particle y is used only for legal purposes and is otherwise dropped. The middle name in its natural sense would have been the second name if the person had one, but is never counted as an individual's given name.<ref name="filipino"/> | *Today, Filipinos usually abide by the Spanish system of using '''both paternal and maternal surnames''', with the latter used as the "middle name". An example would be Jose Cuyegkeng y Mangahas becoming Jose Mangahas Cuyegkeng, where the particle y is used only for legal purposes and is otherwise dropped. The middle name in its natural sense would have been the second name if the person had one, but is never counted as an individual's given name.<ref name="filipino"/> | ||
*The Filipinos began adopting surnames in the 16th century during Spanish colonization; before this, the Filipinos found one name adequate to meet their needs. | *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. | *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. | ||
*The Spaniards issued the Claveria Decree in 1849 in an attempt to '''assign all Filipinos surnames'''. This decree was inconsistently enforced, and there are no records describing its institution. In many cases the '''local magistrates simply assigned surnames''' to those who did not already have one. They used the following '''alphabetical index of surnames compiled for that purpose''': | *The Spaniards issued the Claveria Decree in 1849 in an attempt to '''assign all Filipinos surnames'''. This decree was inconsistently enforced, and there are no records describing its institution. In many cases the '''local magistrates simply assigned surnames''' to those who did not already have one. They used the following '''alphabetical index of surnames compiled for that purpose''': | ||
::*Claveria y Zaldua, Narciso. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BP-99NF-3?i=729&cat=390531 '''''Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos (Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames).''''' (Online)] Sixth item on the film. Manila, Philippines: National Archives, 1973. ( | ::*Claveria y Zaldua, Narciso. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BP-99NF-3?i=729&cat=390531 '''''Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos (Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames).''''' (Online)] Sixth item on the film. Manila, Philippines: National Archives, 1973. (FS Library book 959.9 D43c; film 0795723 item 6; fiche 6072406.) {{WorldCat|865725433|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*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. <ref name="filipino"/> | *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. <ref name="filipino"/> | ||
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*Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | *Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
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**{{ | **{{FSC|Philippines - Names, Personal - Dictionaries|subject|subject-id=635411581|disp= Philippines - Names, Personal - Dictionaries}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Philippines]] | [[Category:Philippines]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Naming Customs]] | ||
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