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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. | ||
=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||