Filipino Last Names

Five real Filipino last names per press, each with its origin: Tagalog, Hokkien Chinese or Spanish.

Filipino Last Names

  1. MatanguihanFrom matanggihan (“to refuse”).
  2. MatalinoFrom matalino.
  3. LukbanFrom lukban.
  4. EspirituThe surname is in reference to the Holy Spirit.
  5. YbañezSpanish Ybáñez, variant of Ibáñez.

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These Filipino last names are real: 511 surnames of the Philippines, each with the language it comes from and the origin its dictionary entry gives. Banal is Tagalog for pious; Reyes is Spanish for kings.

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Three origins

The dropdown, Origin, sorts the list. 232 names come from Tagalog words, such as Dilao, from dilaw, yellow. 64 come from Hokkien Chinese, most through a Spanish spelling. 215 are Spanish: a colonial decree of the mid-19th century handed out surnames from a printed catalogue to families that had none.

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No open count of surnames in the Philippines was read for this page, so it has no order of popular Filipino last names and says nothing of how common a name is. Each origin is in A to Z order.

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  • Some Hokkien names count grandsons: Tuason is the eldest grandson, and Singson may be a great-grandson.

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What are common Filipino last names?

This page cannot rank them: it read no count, so it does not say which are the most common Filipino last names. It holds 511 names with a dictionary entry, Santos, Reyes and Bautista from Spanish and Magsaysay and Gatdula from Tagalog among them.

Why do so many Filipinos have Spanish last names?

In the mid-19th century a Spanish colonial decree gave surnames to people in the Philippines who had none, from a printed catalogue of Spanish and local names. That is why Filipinos share many surnames with Spain, with or without Spanish ancestry.

Is this a Filipino last name generator?

Yes. Each press deals five real surnames of the Philippines at random from the 511, and the Origin filter narrows the draw to Tagalog, Hokkien Chinese or Spanish names.

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From Tagalog 232

  • Abu From abo (“ash”).
  • Acda From akda (“author”).
  • Agapay From agapay (“alongside”).
  • Alab From alab (“blaze”).
  • Alipustain From alipustain.
  • Aliwalas From aliwalas (“pleasantness”).
  • Anilao Hispanized spelling of anilaw.
  • Anyayahan From anyayahan (“to be invited”).
  • Arao Hispanicized spelling of araw.
  • Bagongahasa From bagong hasa (“something newly sharpened”).
  • Bagonghasa From bagong hasa (“something newly sharpened”).
  • Bagtas After Bagtas, also spelled Balagtas, a Tagalog nobleman who ruled Namayan, a historical polity located in what is now Santa Ana, a district of present-day Manila.
  • Balagtas Alternative form of Bagtas, a legendary leader of Namayan.
  • Balingit From Rajah Balingit (later Pedro Balinguit), Rajah of Pandakan, participator on the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.
  • Balita From balita (“news”).
  • Banal From banal (“pious”).
  • Banta From banta (“threat”).
  • Basa Spanish Basa, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).
  • Basbas From basbas (“benediction, blessing”).
  • Batino From batino (“Alstonia macrophylla”).
  • Batongbakal From batong-bakal (“lodestone”).
  • Batumbakal From batong-bakal (“lodestone”).
  • Bawalan From bawalan (“to be forbidden something”).
  • Bejasa From Hispanicized spelling of bihasa (“skilled”).
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From Tagalog, continued

  • Bigcas From bigkas (“to pronounce”).
  • Biglang-awa From biglang awa (“quick to pity”).
  • Bihasa From bihasa (“skilled”).
  • Bisa From bisa (“effect”).
  • Boo From buo (“whole”).
  • Buan From buwan.
  • Buhatin From buhatin (“to carry”).
  • Bunye From bunyi.
  • Cabanalan From kabanalan (“holiness”).
  • Cabutihan From kabutihan (“goodness, kindness”).
  • Cabuyao From kabuyaw.
  • Cadapan Old surname originating in Laguna.
  • Cagalingan A Hispanicized spelling of kagalingan.
  • Caganap From kaganap (“becoming”).
  • Caibigan From kaibigan (“friend”).
  • Calalo From kalalo.
  • Calapati From kalapati (“dove”).
  • Calaunan From kalaunan.
  • Caliwag From kaliwag.
  • Calixihan Hispanized spelling of kaliksihan, from liksi (“flame”) + ka- -an.
  • Capangyarihan From kapangyarihan.
  • Capulong Hispanicized form of Kapulong, Rajah of Candaba, later baptized as Dionisio Capolo, and participant on the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.
  • Capunitan Hispanized spelling of kapunitan, from punit (“tear”) + ka- -an.
  • Caraos From kadaos.
  • Carunungan From karunungan.
  • Casapao From kasapaw.
  • Catacutan From katakutan (“to be feared”).
  • Catalasan From katalasan (“sharpness”).
  • Catangay From katangay (“some snatching with”).
  • Catanghal From katanghal (“someone to present with”).
  • Catibayan From katibayan (“proof”).
  • Catindig From katindig.
  • Causapin From kausapin (“to be talked to”).
  • Cawicaan Hispanicized spelling of kawikaan (“proverb, saying”), from wika (“language”) + ka- -an.
  • Dagdag From dagdag (“addition”).
  • Dagdagan From dagdagan (“to add”).
  • Dalawampu From dalawampu (“twenty”).
  • Dalisay From dalisay (“pure”).
  • Dayanghirang From Dayang Hirang (“the Chosen Lady”), the title and name of a noblewoman from Batangas.
  • Demafeliz From Hispanicized spelling of Dimapilis.
  • Dilao From dilaw (“yellow”).
  • Dimaapi From di-maapi (“unoppressable”).
  • Dimacali From di-makali (“restless”).
  • Dimalanta From di malanta (“unwithering”).
  • Dimalibot From di malibot (“cannot be gone around”).
  • Dimapasoc From di mapasok (“uninsertable”).
  • Dimasupil From di-masupil (“cannot be subdued”).
  • Dimatatac From di matatak (“unmarkable”).
  • Dimaunahan From di maunahan.
  • Dimawala From di mawala (“cannot be lost”).
  • Dimayacyac From di-mayakyak (“cannot be fallen”).
  • Dumaraos From dumaraos (“to celebrate”).
  • Gabay From gabay (“guide”).
  • Galang Either a native surname from galang, or from Kapampangan Galang.
  • Gatchalian From Gat (“Lord”) + sa (“object marker”) + Li-han (“old name of Malolos city”), title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines).
  • Gatdula From Gat + Dula, variant name of Lakandula, last lakan of the Kingdom of Tondo.
  • Gatpandan From Gat Pandan (Gat + pandan), a former ruler of what is now Silang, Cavite centuries ago before the Spanish colonial times.
  • Guilalas From gilalas (“astonishment”).
  • Guiting From giting (“valor”).
  • Halili From halili (“successor”).
  • Halimbawa From halimbawa (“example”).
  • Hatulan From hatulan (“to be sentenced”).
  • Hilaga From hilaga (“north”).
  • Hinagpis From hinagpis (“anguish”).
  • Hinagpisan From hinagpisan (“to get anguished”).
  • Hiwatig From hiwatig (“to imply”).
  • Icatlo From ikatlo (“third”).
  • Ilacad From ilakad (“to be walked”).
  • Ilag From ilag (“to dodge”).
  • Ilagan From ilagan (“to be dodged”).
  • Jambalos From hambalos.
  • Jandusay From handusay (“lying prostrate”).
  • Jumarang From humarang.
  • Kahulugan From kahulugan (“meaning”).
  • Kalugdan From kalugdan, from lugod (“delight”) + ka- -an.
  • Karingal Indigenized respelling of Caringal under the abakada alphabet.
  • Labasan From labasan (“exit”).
  • Lacanilao From lakan ilaw.
  • Lacbay From lakbay (“voyage, travel, journey”).
  • Laganapan From laganapan (“to spread something”).
  • Lalamunan From lalamunan.
  • Laluan From laluan.
  • Lamanilao From laman ng ilaw.
  • Lanting From lanting.
  • Laqui From laki (“size”).
  • Lasac From lasak.
  • Latag From latag (“to lay out, to spread”).
  • Libiran From libiran (“to encircle, to spin”).
  • Linga From linga (“sesame plant”).
  • Logmao From lugmaw.
  • Lontoc After Gat Lontok, ruler of Pasig.
  • Lontok After Gat Lontok, ruler of Pasig.
  • Lualhati From luwalhati (“glory”).
  • Lugod From lugod.
  • Lukban From lukban.
  • Lumagui From lumagi.
  • Lumasac From lumasak.
  • Lumitao From lumitaw (“to float from water”).
  • Lupac From lupak (“pound”).
  • Mababangloob From mababang-loob (“humble”).
  • Mabini From mabini.
  • Macalawa From makalawa (“twice”).
  • Macalinga From makalinga (“to be supported”).
  • Macaraig From the given name Makaraig, from makaraig (“winning, conquering”).
  • Macasinag From makasinag (“able to shine”).
  • Macuha From makuha.
  • Macuja Hispanicized spelling of makuha.
  • Madla From madla (“community, public”).
  • Madlang-awa From madlang awa (“mercy for the community”).
  • Madlangsakay From madlang sakay.
  • Magadia From mag-adya (“to deliver; to salvage; to redeem”).
  • Magbitang Old surname originating in Nueva Ecija (then Upper Pampanga).
  • Magboo From magbuo.
  • Magbuhat Old surname originating in Batangas.
  • Magdalita From magdalita.
  • Magdangal From magdangal (“to honor; to give praise”).
  • Maghirang From maghirang.
  • Maglalang From maglalang (“to create, to invent”).
  • Maglipon From maglipon (“to gather”).
  • Magpantay From magpantay.
  • Magparangalan From magparangalan (“to honor one another”).
  • Magpili From magpili (“to choose”).
  • Magsalin From magsalin.
  • Magsaysay From magsaysay.
  • Magsisi From magsisi (“to regret”).
  • Magtanong From magtanong (“to ask a question”).
  • Majaba From mahaba (“long”).
  • Malabag From malabag.
  • Malalad From malalad (“to be drifted by flood”).
  • Malaluan From malaluan.
  • Malapit From malapit (“near”).
  • Malapitan From malapitan.
  • Malibiran From malibiran (“to be encircled, to be spun”).
  • Malicse From variant of Malicsi, Hispanicized spelling of maliksi (“active; vigorous”).
  • Maligalig From maligalig (“ill-tempered”).
  • Maligaya From maligaya.
  • Maliksi See Malicsi, a Hispanicized spelling of maliksi (“active; vigorous”).
  • Malipol From malipol.
  • Malixi See Malicsi, a Hispanicized spelling of maliksi (“active; vigorous”).
  • Manahan From manahan (“to be given inheritance”).
  • Manaig From manaig (“to win”).
  • Manalo From manalo (“to win; to achieve victory; to conquer”).
  • Mandigma From mandigma.
  • Mangulabnan From mangulabnan, from kulaba.
  • Manimtim From manimtim.
  • Mapagdalita From mapagdalita.
  • Maramot From maramot (“stingy”).
  • Maranan From madaanan.
  • Marasigan From dasig + ma- -an.
  • Marilao From marilaw, variant of madilaw (“full of turmeric”).
  • Masacupan From masakupan.
  • Masilang From masilang.
  • Masupil From masupil (“to overpower”).
  • Matalino From matalino.
  • Matanguihan From matanggihan (“to refuse”).
  • Matatag From matatag (“sturdy”).
  • Matawaran From matawaran (“able to bargain”), via tawad (“bargain”) + ma- -an.
  • Matira From matira (“to remain”).
  • Maturan From maturan (“to be named; to be answered”).
  • Mauhay From mauhay, from uhay.
  • Mausig From mausig.
  • Mausisa From mausisa (“pondering”).
  • Mayuga From mayuga.
  • Muhi From muhi.
  • Mulimbayan From muling bayan (“recovered town”).
  • Mulingtapang From mulintapang.
  • Muyot From muyot.
  • Nagpala From nagpala (“to give blessing”).
  • Olan From ulan (“rain”).
  • Pacia From Hispanicized spelling of pasya.
  • Pagaspas From pagaspas (“flopping of leaves or wings”).
  • Pagdanganan From dangan + pag- -an.
  • Pagsuyoin From pagsuyuin, through suyo + pag- -in.
  • Pagsuyuin From pagsuyuin, through suyo + pag- -in.
  • Pahati Ultimately from pahati.
  • Pakingan From pakinggan (“to be listened at”).
  • Palacol Hispanicized spelling of palakol (“ax”).
  • Pamulaklakin From pamulaklakin (“to be let bloomed”).
  • Panlilio From the teknonymic Philippine byname Pan Liliw, from Pan + Liliw.
  • Pasia From pasya (“decision”).
  • Pinpin From pinpin.
  • Punla From punla (“seedling”).
  • Puno From puno.
  • Punongbayan From punong-bayan (modern pinunong-bayan), probably originating as a title adapted into surname by the principalía.
  • Puyat From puyat (“sleepless”).
  • Sacdalan From sakdalan (“to indict”).
  • Sadsad From sadsad (“drag”).
  • Saguid From sagid (“slight touch”).
  • Salagubang From salagubang (“beetle”).
  • Salonga From Salonga (baptized as Pedro Salonga), chief of the ancient barangay of Polo (now Polo, barangay in Valenzuela), and participant in the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.
  • Sangalang From sanggalang (“to defend”).
  • Sangcap From sangkap (“ingredients”).
  • Siasat From siyasat (“investigative inquiry”).
  • Silang From silang.
  • Sindac From sindak (“fright”).
  • Subaybay From subaybay (“escort”).
  • Sulit From sulit.
  • Sumulong From sumulong (“to advance, to progress”).
  • Tagumpay From tagumpay (“victory”).
  • Tanyag From tanyag (“well-known”).
  • Timog From timog (“south”).
  • Tinamisan From tinamisan (“sweetened”).
  • Tinawin From tinawin.
  • Tipan From tipan (“testament; covenant”).
  • Tumagos From tumagos (“to permeate, to pass through”).
  • Tunay From tunay (“true”).
  • Umahon From umahon (“to ascend”).
  • Yacapin From yakapin (“to be embraced”).

From Hokkien Chinese 64

  • Ayson From Hokkien.
  • Banzon From Hokkien, via Spanish Banzon.
  • Bauzon From Hokkien, via Spanish Bauzon.
  • Cayco From Hokkien.
  • Chan Hokkien 曾 (Chan), via Spanish Chan.
  • Cheng Hokkien 莊 (Chng) and Cantonese 鄭 (Zeng6).
  • Ching From Hokkien 莊 (Chng), via English Ching.
  • Cojuangco From Hokkien 許寰哥 (Khó͘ Hoân-ko), via Spanish.
  • Coquia From Hokkien.
  • Cosico From Hokkien.
  • Cua From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), via Spanish Cua.
  • Gancayco From Hokkien.
  • Ganzon Hokkien, possibly 顏 + 孫.
  • Gotamco From Hokkien.
  • Guanzon Possibly from Hokkien 玄孫 (goân-sun) (“great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or Hokkien 阮孫 (goán sun) (“our (exclusive) grandson”), via Spanish Guanzon.
  • Gue From Hokkien 倪 (Gê), via Spanish Gue.
  • Henson Possibly from Hokkien 玄孫 (hiân-sun) (“great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Henson.
  • Hizon Possibly from Hokkien 耳孫 (hī-sun) (“great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Hizon.
  • Jocson From Hokkien.
  • Joson From Hokkien.
  • Koa From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), via English Koa.
  • Kua From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), via Spanish Kua.
  • Lauchengco From Hokkien.
  • Lautinco Of Hokkien origin.
  • Layson Possibly from Hokkien 來孫 (lâi-sun) (“great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or 內孫 (lǎi-sun / lāi-sun) (“grandson”), via Spanish Layson.
  • Leyson Possibly from Hokkien 來孫 (lâi-sun) (“great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”) or 內孫 (lǎi-sun / lāi-sun) (“grandson”), via Spanish Leyson.
  • Limjoco From Hokkien.
  • Limlosuy From Hokkien.
  • Liong From Hokkien 龍 (Liông), via English Liong.
  • Locsin From Hokkien, via Spanish Locsin.
  • Mapua Possibly from Hokkien, via Spanish Mapúa.
  • Ongpin From Hokkien 王彬 (Ông Pin).
  • Pacquiao Cebuano Pacquiao, from Spanish Pacquiao, from Hokkien.
  • Quezon The surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 (ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon.
  • Quiambao From Hokkien, via Spanish Quiambao.
  • Quimpo From Hokkien, via Spanish Quimpo.
  • Quisumbing From Hokkien.
  • Quizon Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 (ke-sun).
  • Samson Spanish Samson, from Literary Hokkien 三孫 (sam-sun).
  • Sangco From Hokkien.
  • Sanson Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 (chan-sun) (“great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sanson.
  • Shau English Shau, from either Hokkien 蕭 (Siau) or Mandarin 邵 (Shào).
  • Siason Hokkien, possibly 謝孫 (siā-sun).
  • Singson Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫 (cheng-sun) (“great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Singson.
  • Sioco Hokkien, possibly 小姑 (sió-ko͘) or 小哥 (sió-ko).
  • Soon Hokkien 孫 (Sun), via English Soon.
  • Suico From Hokkien.
  • Tancinco From Hokkien.
  • Tangco From Hokkien.
  • Tanseco Of Hokkien origin.
  • Tantoco From Hokkien.
  • Tecson Spanish Tecson, hispanized from Hokkien 德孫 (tek sun).
  • Tengco From Hokkien 鄧哥 (Tēng-ko), via Spanish Tengco.
  • Tiamson From Hokkien.
  • Tiangco From Hokkien.
  • Ticzon Spanish Ticzon, from Hokkien 德孫 (tek sun).
  • Tio Hokkien 趙 (Tiǒ) or 張 (Tioⁿ).
  • Tiozon From Hokkien.
  • Tuason Spanish Tuason//Tuazon//Tuasun, from Hokkien 大孫 (tōa-sun) (“eldest son's eldest son; eldest grandson”).
  • Unson From Hokkien, possibly 雲孫 (ûn-sun) (“great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Unson.
  • Wycoco From Hokkien.
  • Yatco From Hokkien.
  • Yee English Yee, from either Cantonese 余 (jyu4) or Mandarin 余 (yú) or Hokkien 余 (î).
  • Yuvienco From Hokkien.

From Spanish 215

  • Abad Spanish, from abad (“abbot”).
  • Abadiano Spanish Abadiano, either from Latin Abatius with the suffix -anum, or from Basque abade (“abbot”) with the same suffix.
  • Abadilla Spanish, after La Abadilla, village in Cantabria, Spain.
  • Aguas Spanish, from aguas.
  • Aguda Ultimately from Spanish aguda, feminine form of agudo (“sharp, keen”).
  • Aguinaldo Spanish Aguinaldo, from aguinaldo.
  • Aguirre Spanish Aguirre, from Basque Agirre.
  • Albano Spanish, originally a given name.
  • Alcantara Spanish Alcántara, from alcántara, from Arabic القَنْطَرَة.
  • Alegado Spanish, from alegado.
  • Alejandrino Spanish, from alejandrino.
  • Alfaro Spanish Alfaro, of toponymic origin.
  • Alicante Spanish Alicante, from Arabic اَلقَنْت or لَقَنْت, from Latin Lucentum, or Vulgar Latin Leukante, ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (“white, bright”).
  • Almendras Spanish, from almendra.
  • Almeria From Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (“mirrors”).
  • Amante Spanish, from amante.
  • Andrada Spanish, variant of Andrade, from Galician Andrade.
  • Apilado Spanish, from apilado, from apilar.
  • Apolinario Spanish, from Latin Apollināris, a theophoric name in reference to Apollo.
  • Apostol Spanish Apóstol, from apóstol.
  • Aranda Spanish, of toponymic origin.
  • Arbotante Spanish, from arbotante.
  • Arcilla Spanish Arcilla, from arcilla.
  • Arguelles Spanish Argüelles, of Asturian origin.
  • Arrieta Spanish, of Basque origin.
  • Arrogante Spanish, from arrogante.
  • Artiaga Variant of Spanish Arteaga (with similar changes like in Arciaga, which derived from Arceaga), of Basque origin.
  • Arzadon Localized variant of Spanish Arzadun, of Basque origin.
  • Asuncion Spanish Asunción, from asunción (“assumption (of Mary to heaven)”), in reference to the Our Lady of the Assumption (Nuestra Señora de la Asunción).
  • Atienza Spanish, of toponymic origin, after the locality in Guadalajara, Spain.
  • Ayala Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.
  • Azucena From Spanish given name Azucena, from azucena (“lily”).
  • Baldonado Ultimately from Spanish, an alteration of Maldonado.
  • Barquilla Spanish, after the village in Salamanca.
  • Bautista Spanish Bautista, after San Juan Bautista (“Saint John the Baptist”).
  • Bermudez Spanish Bermúdez (patronymic of Bermudo (“Vermund”)).
  • Bernardez Spanish Bernárdez, patronymic of Bernardo.
  • Biscocho Spanish, from biscocho.
  • Bonifacio Spanish Bonifacio, from Late Latin Bonifātius (“the one with a good fate”).
  • Borbon Spanish Borbón, a hispanicized form of French Bourbon.
  • Borillo Spanish, an alteration of Borrillo.
  • Borromeo From Spanish Borromeo, of Italian origin.
  • Buenafe Spanish, from buena fe (“good faith”).
  • Buenaventura Spanish Buenaventura, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).
  • Buendia Spanish Buendía, from buen día (“good day”).
  • Buenviaje Spanish, taken from the name of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje).
  • Burgos Spanish Burgos, from burgo.
  • Bustamante Spanish Bustamante, derived from the town in Cantabria, Spain.
  • Caballero Spanish Caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.
  • Canales Spanish, from canales.
  • Candelaria Spanish Candelaria (“Candlemas”), mostly a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria, an epithet of the Virgin Mary common in Latin America.
  • Cañedo Spanish Cañedo, from a Cantabrian place name.
  • Caniedo Alternative spelling of Cañedo, from Spanish, after a Cantabrian place name.
  • Cantalejo Spanish, after the town in Castile and León, Spain.
  • Capistrano Spanish, in honor of St. John of Capestrano.
  • Carillo Spanish, a variant of Carrillo.
  • Casas Spanish Casas, from casas.
  • Castrence Spanish, from castrense with spelling influenced by seseo.
  • Cayetano Spanish Cayetano, a male given name from the Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano.
  • Celestial Spanish Celestial, from celestial.
  • Ceniza Spanish, from ceniza (“ash”).
  • Centino Localized variant of Spanish Centeno.
  • Cereno A spelling of Sereno influenced by seseo, from Spanish.
  • Chavez Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves.
  • Cornejo Spanish Cornejo, from cornejo.
  • Corona Spanish Corona, from corona.
  • Corrales Spanish, from corrales.
  • Corro Spanish Corro, from corro.
  • Cortes Spanish Cortés, descriptive surname from cortés (“polite”).
  • Cortez Spanish Cortez, variant of Cortés, from cortés (“polite”).
  • Crisostomo Spanish Crisóstomo, a reference to Saint John Chrysostom (San Juan Crisóstomo).
  • Cuenca Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“watershed”).
  • Echiverri Variant of Spanish Echeverri, variant of Echeverría, from Basque Etxeberria (“new house”), from etxe (“house”) and berri (“new”).
  • Eguia Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia.
  • Ejercito Spanish, from ejército.
  • Elefante Spanish, from elefante.
  • Elizalde Spanish, from Basque, from eliza (“church”) and alde (“beside”).
  • Eloriaga Variant of Spanish Elorriaga, from Basque.
  • Encarnacion Spanish Encarnación, a reference to the Incarnation.
  • Encinas Spanish, from encinas, plural of encina.
  • Endaya Alternate Spanish transcription of Basque Hendaia (“Hendaye; town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France”), usually transcribed as Hendaya.
  • Enero Spanish enero, from Old Spanish janero, jenero, from Vulgar Latin ienuārius, from Classical Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”).
  • Escobido Misspelling of Spanish Escobedo (compare Escovido).
  • Escovido From misspelling of Spanish Escobedo.
  • Esguerra Spanish, a modification of Esquerra.
  • Espiritu The surname is in reference to the Holy Spirit.
  • Estabillo Spanish, variant of Estavillo (“village in Armiñón, Álava, Spain”), of Basque origin.
  • Estigoy Corrupted form of Spanish Estegui, of Basque origin.
  • Evangelista Spanish Evangélista, from evangelista (“evangelist”).
  • Feliciano Spanish Feliciano, from Latin Felicianus, a patronymic form of Felix.
  • Fernandez Spanish Fernández (patronymic of Fernando (“Ferdinand”)).
  • Festejo Spanish, from festejo.
  • Figueras Spanish, of toponymic origin, from Catalan Figueres.
  • Figueroa Spanish, of Galician origin.
  • Florendo Of Spanish origin.
  • Fontanilla Spanish, of Italian origin.
  • Garay Spanish, from Basque Garai, from garai.
  • Garces Spanish Garcés (patronymic form of García).
  • Gavilan Spanish Gavilán, from gavilán (“sparrow hawk”).
  • Guerra Spanish Guerra, from guerra.
  • Guevarra Spanish Guevarra, variant of Guevara, from Basque Gebara.
  • Hernandez Spanish Hernández (“son of Hernando”), from Hernando, variant of Fernando (“Ferdinand”), of Germanic origin.
  • Herradura Spanish, from herradura (“horseshoe”).
  • Inocencio Spanish, a given name as surname.
  • Javier Spanish Javier, from Basque Xabier, possibly from etxe + berri.
  • Jovellanos Spanish, originally a compound surname (Jove y Llanos).
  • Juarez Spanish Juárez, from Galician Xuarez (patronymic of Xuaro).
  • Labastida Spanish Labastida, from la + Basque Bastida.
  • Lacambra Spanish, a hispanicization of French Lachambre.
  • Landicho From variant of Spanish Landecho, from Basque Landetxo.
  • Lapuz Alteration of Spanish La Paz.
  • Lastimosa Spanish, from lastimosa.
  • Legazpi Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.
  • Los Baños Spanish Los Baños (“The baths”).
  • Lozada Spanish, variant of Losada.
  • Luzano Localized variant of Spanish Lozano.
  • Maceda Spanish, of Galician origin.
  • Magallanes Spanish Magallanes, from Portuguese Magalhães.
  • Magno Spanish Magno, from magno (“great”), from Latin magnus.
  • Manzano Spanish Manzano, from manzano (“apple tree”).
  • Maravilla Spanish, from maravilla.
  • Marbella Spanish, after the city in Málaga.
  • Mariano Spanish, from Latin Mariānus, from Marius.
  • Mariñas Spanish, of Galician origin.
  • Marquez Spanish Márquez, patronymic form of Marcos.
  • Martin Spanish Martín, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus.
  • Mateo Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū) (“gift of the Lord”).
  • Mendiola Spanish Mendiola, from Basque Mendiola (“mountain hut”).
  • Menorca Spanish Menorca, after the name of Minorca (one the Balearic Islands), from Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor.
  • Mercado Spanish Mercado, from mercado.
  • Militante Spanish, from militante.
  • Miraflores Spanish Miraflores, from mirar flores (“view/behold the flowers”).
  • Monge Spanish, from Portuguese, from monge (“monk”).
  • Monje Spanish, from monje (“monk”).
  • Montalban Spanish Montalbán, from Medieval Latin mōns albanus, "white mount", referring to the hills surrounding the municipality to the east.
  • Montalbo Spanish, variant of Montalvo.
  • Monte Spanish Monte, from monte.
  • Montecalvo Of Spanish origin.
  • Montoya Basque place name.
  • Morada Spanish Morada, from morada.
  • Napoles Spanish Nápoles (“Naples”) with stress shift, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις.
  • Nobleza Spanish, from nobleza.
  • Obligacion Spanish Obligación, from obligación.
  • Obrero Spanish, from obrero.
  • Ochoa Spanish Ochoa, from Basque Otxoa, from otso (“wolf”).
  • Olalia Spanish, from olalia.
  • Oracion Spanish Oración, from oración.
  • Osmeña From Spanish Osmeña, ultimately from the Arabic name عُثْمَان with the Spanish suffix -ia.
  • Pajarillo Spanish, from pajarillo.
  • Pajarito Spanish Pajarito, from pajarito, diminutive of pájaro.
  • Palacios Spanish, from palacios (plural of palacio).
  • Parilla Spanish, from parilla, a misspelling of parrilla.
  • Pascua Spanish Pascua, from pascua.
  • Patiño Spanish, hispanicization of Portuguese Patinho, from patinho (“duckling”).
  • Paulino Spanish, diminutive of Paulo.
  • Pelaez Spanish Peláez, patronymic of Pelayo.
  • Peñalosa Spanish, a variant of Peñaloza.
  • Perera Spanish, from Catalan, from perera (cognate with Portuguese pereira and Galician pereira).
  • Perez Spanish Pérez, patronymic surname from Pedro.
  • Pimentel Spanish, from Portuguese.
  • Pobre Spanish, from pobre.
  • Policarpio Spanish, variant of Policarpo, a reference to St. Polycarp.
  • Posadas Spanish Posadas, from posadas (plural of posada).
  • Prieto Spanish Prieto, from prieto (“swarthy”).
  • Prudente Spanish Prudente, from prudente.
  • Quintos Spanish, from quintos (plural of quinto).
  • Recalde Variant of Ricalde, from Spanish, from Basque Errekalde.
  • Recio Spanish, from recio (“strong”).
  • Regala Spanish, from regala.
  • Resuello Spanish, from resuello.
  • Reyes Spanish Reyes, from reyes, plural of rey (“king”).
  • Rizal Spanish rizal (“resprouting after having wheat cut (of a piece of land)”).
  • Romero Spanish Romero, from Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero.
  • Romualdez From Romualdo (“Romuald”) + -ez.
  • Romualdo Spanish, of Germanic origin.
  • Rondilla Of Spanish origin.
  • Rosario Spanish Rosario, from rosario.
  • Salas Spanish Salas, from salas, plural of sala.
  • Salazar Spanish, from archaic Basque Sarasaitzu (modern Zaraitzu).
  • Sales Spanish Sales, from Catalan sales.
  • Salud Spanish, from salud (“health”).
  • Salva Spanish, of Portuguese origin.
  • Salvacion Spanish Salvación, from salvación.
  • Salvatierra Spanish, of Álavan toponymic origin.
  • Santa Ana Spanish Santa Ana, named after Saint Anne.
  • Santiago From Spanish Santiago (“St. James”).
  • Santos Spanish Santos, from santos (“saints”) (plural of santo).
  • Sarmiento Spanish Sarmiento, from sarmiento.
  • Soberano Spanish Soberano, from soberano.
  • Sobrepeña Of Spanish origin.
  • Soledad Spanish Soledad, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María de la Soledad.
  • Tagala Spanish tagala, feminine form of tagalo (“Tagalog”).
  • Talento Spanish, from talento (“talent”).
  • Tolentino Spanish Tolentino, after St. Nicholas of Tolentino, from Tolentino in Italy.
  • Tomas Spanish Tomás, borrowed from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא (te'oma) (“twin”).
  • Topacio Spanish, from topacio.
  • Torrecampo Of Spanish origin.
  • Tria Spanish Tría, from tría.
  • Triviño Spanish, variant of Treviño.
  • Valle Spanish, from valle.
  • Varias Spanish, from varias.
  • Velez Spanish Vélez, of patronymic origin.
  • Venancio From Spanish, from Latin venatium or venator (“hunter”).
  • Venturina Spanish, from venturina (“aventurine”).
  • Vergara Spanish Vergara, from Basque Bergara.
  • Viernes Spanish, from viernes.
  • Villar Spanish Villar, from villar.
  • Villareal From variant of Spanish Villarreal.
  • Volante Of Spanish origin.
  • Ybañez Spanish Ybáñez, variant of Ibáñez.
  • Zabala Spanish, of Basque origin.
  • Zafra Spanish, of toponymic origin.
  • Zamora Spanish Zamora, after the province in Spain.
  • Zapatero Spanish Zapatero, from zapatero.
  • Zubiri Spanish Zubiri, from Basque Zubiri, from zubi + hiri.

How this list was compiled: A list by a written rule, built on 2 October 2026. A surname is listed when English Wiktionary has a Tagalog surname entry for it filed under 'Tagalog surnames from Tagalog', 'Tagalog surnames from Hokkien' or 'Tagalog surnames from Spanish' (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Tagalog_surnames, 353, 187 and 782 entries listed that day) and the entry's etymology has a first sentence that could be read plainly and says more than the name of the Spanish surname it was taken from. A card that says only 'see' or 'variant of' a name this list does not hold is left out. Glosses that name violence or decay are left off, so eight cards give the Tagalog word alone. The card's sentence is that opening sentence; the origin (Tagalog, Hokkien Chinese, Spanish) is the dictionary's category. An origin is what a dictionary records for the surname in general, not for any one family. A name that another list of this site already holds is kept only while such names stay near a third of this list. No open count of surnames in the Philippines was read, so the list has no ranks and nothing here says how common a name is. The 1849 decree and its catalogue of surnames are described from English Wikipedia's 'Catálogo alfabético de apellidos' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A1logo_alfab%C3%A9tico_de_apellidos), read the same day. Licence: Origins: English Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); the note on the 1849 catalogue: English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The selection is our own work.