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*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find 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. | ||
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