Why do FILIPINOS have SPANISH last names? | Pinoy Historian 🇪🇸🇵🇭

Here’s why Filipinos have Spanish last names and what really happened to our indigenous names! (p.s. watch until the end to see dozens of native last names and their deeper meanings!)
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Claveria’s Decree & Native Last Names
05:29 Exceptions to the rule!
07:22 Spaniards in the Philippines
09:16 Precolonial Royalty & Nobility
11:52 My Indigenous Roots (last names and meanings)
13:25 Precolonial Royal Family Names
14:46 Native Last Names & Meanings (examples from Luzon, Visayas, & Mindanao)
19:45 So what?
21:47 Shoutouts!
About Kirby:
Kirby Pábalan-Táyag Aráullo is a renowned Filipino Culture Bearer and currently the National Coordinator for Culture and Heritage for NAFCON (National Alliance for Filipino Concerns). He is a Dátû and Lakan by blood, and an Activist at heart. Kirby is a direct descendant of the last Paramount Kings of Luzon (of both Lakandúlâ of Tondo and Rája Matandá of Maynílâ), and of the anti-colonial revolutionary Katipuneros and World War II Guerilyeras who fought for the liberation of the Philippines from colonialism. His upbringing exposed him to the contradicting worlds of traditional politics and grassroots activism.
With a keen interest in varying fields (such as history, government, and human rights) and a strong commitment to serve the community, Kirby studied in some of the world’s most prestigious institutions, such as the University of California, Davis, Harvard University, and Université catholique de Louvain. Kirby is also the Co-Founder of the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis and author of the groundbreaking book “Black Lives & Brown Freedom: Untold Histories of War, Solidarity, & Genocide.” He is a visiting professor at various colleges in the Philippines and a research fellow with Ágúman Sínúpan Singsing, an institute for indigenous advocacy and the study of Kapampángan language, history, and culture. Kirby is also well-known for his educationally engaging KZbin channel where you can find videos about history, culture, and everything in between!
Dátû Kirby is an educator who is well-rooted in his culture and passionate about his colorful heritage (Kapampángan, Tagálog, Indigenous Áytá, Pangasinan, and Spanish-Basque-Portuguese Mestizo); he strives to decolonize Philippine history and democratize Ethnic Studies through knowledge and creativity.

[@kentpetero5905]

His contents are not just underrated but also very informative

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@francoq2768]

I 100% agree!

[@robieuyuyan]

You should make a catalogue of native Filipino last names and the famous people with those names! I'll buy that book.

[@thelegascreations6715]

UP

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thanks for the idea! I'd love to make something like this, but I know it will take time 😊

[@umu8934]

UP count me in😸

[@YeehawOutlaw]

There’s whole lot of them.

[@juni__]

UP !!!

[@tylerfactura1984]

As a FilAm whose mother didn’t tell me Jack squat about Filipino culture THANK YOU!!! Thank you so much for this content. It’s really helped me with researching my roots. Not gonna lie it’s been a challenge but a very fun experience. Your videos are very helpful and I’m forever grateful for what you do for the diaspora. Salamat Po!

[@blaspromdapas4871]

Maybe your motha know jack squat.

[@mechanikalbull5626]

@@blaspromdapas4871 irresponsible phhiinos but over proud when in social media

[@blaspromdapas4871]

@@mechanikalbull5626 pakyu

[@bmona7550]

Good thing I grew up in the country first before going to the States when I was 8. I feel for all the FilAms born there..

[@mechanikalbull5626]

@@blaspromdapas4871 pakyutu pagpaglander

[@sisigpapi]

As per what I heard from many Igorots, it's the reason so many of them have last names that are more "native-sounding" and not Spanish, because of their successful resistance to Spanish aims of conquer. Also why the Spanish were not able to fully do an accurate census count of how many people lived in the Cordilleras

[@crisvincentudang1299]

They Successful in Spanish but Na Conquer sila ng America at Japan.

[@Belisarius80]

Great info. We need to “reconsider” our impression of Spanish imperialism in the Philippines. As you stated there were native Filipinos who had and were in the same standing as other Spanish Nobility and were recognized as such. If this was the case we cannot honesty say the Spanish rule was “racist” but “classist”. Classist rule was typical all over the rule particularly in Europe and Spanish controlled areas. This is not the case however for British controlled areas as known in Africa.

[@gwynetharisto2944]

I'm writing a fantasy novel inspired by pre-colonial Philippines and this video is so helpful for my character building in my story! Learning about these names really helped a lot. Maraming salamat, kuya Kirby ❤️✨

[@klaudinegarcia8932]

Sounds interesting! whats the title of your book?? =)

[@jaimeflor4181]

Now I’m curious about reading it when it’s done.

[@christina8513]

this piqued my interest 🧡 pls update us when it's done

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salamat din and best of lu k on your novel, keep us posted 😊

[@macoswatkpop686]

Wow

[@nekiboyou636]

I wish your channel should have more views in this content, it's sad that many our Filipinos are very ignorant that they are proud being colonial cuz of many western mindsets :(( i hope your channel will have more views

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank youu 😊

[@spencermorningstar9204]

My name is Spencer Llanes Oblimar--- Llanes, my mum's last name, are Spanish settlers from Llanes in Asturias, Spain. My father's ancestry were native lumads who adopted Oblimar from the catalogo. I have european, turkish, and lumad filipino roots known so far. My wife is American. Very diverse haha

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thanks for sharing!

[@czarpayatot]

let me just say, as someone who have studied Baybayin for years, the added Kulitan script on the Precolonial Royal Family Names (13:25) is a very nice touch. (I'm not a hundred percent sure if it is Kulitan or just Baybayin written from top-down. It probably is because a lot of the contents of the video focused on the Kapampangans, which uses Kulitan as their writing system)

[@KirbyAraullo]

It's in Kulitan 😊

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salámat!

[@jaimeflor4181]

This makes sense that the surnames were chosen off of an alphabetical list. I’m Facebook friends with a lot of my relatives in Bicol Albay and I noticed that a lot of people have surnames that start with B like my grandmothers maiden name Ballano. According to my grandfather on my father’s side of the family, we originally had a Chinese surname. There were rumors of Spanish ancestry in my family, but my sisters DNA test only shows majority East Asian, Central Asian and Polynesian.

[@piosian4196]

Pre colonial Filipinos had native names only one, Malakas, maganda etc. If they get married, the children's second name (Family name)were agreed upon, usually the father's choice. If the mother is a royalty or well off, the mother's family decides. Chinese mestizos, was confusing, since the first name is the family name. The Spanish clerks often use the child's first name as family name. The second name was used as first name. The third name often got dropped. Spanish mestizos followed the Spanish nomenclature. Mothers maiden name added last assures mother and father were the same. Illegitimate children took the mother's family name. About half of the population did not carry a family name. A decision to give "Indios" de Islas around 1849's Natives were not called anything better. A systematic way of population control to register the public with "Cedulas". In Bicol as an example was typical. People in Legaspi were given Family names that begins with "S" e,g, Sta Ana, Sanchez --- Oas Albay residents were given family names that begins with "R" e.g. Romualdo, Revereza, Rebueno etc. If a man named Marcial Romualdo (RIP) was picked up in Legaspi "Your Cedula says you should be in Oas, Albay, What are you doing in Legaspi?. Hundreds of guerillas disappeared.

[@sisigpapi]

Something cool about Spanish-derived last names in the Philippines, I think it's the only country that predominantly married the "de la" together. It became "Dela" not "de la." This is at least as far as I can see on Forebears but also anecdotally. So if you live in a more multicultural place like the States and you see a last name like "Dela Cruz," "Dela Rosa," or "Dela Peña," it likely belongs to a Filipino and not a Hispanic. Any historical insight on how this came to be?

[@mikeramirez2356]

well, non-Spanish Romance languages sometimes do it too, "Dela" is also common in descendants of French settlers (but in their case it's also just part of a longer name, e.g., Delacroix).

[@jocendelapenaml]

Bakit samin ganto de la Peña

[@jocendelapenaml]

Pag nag school kami ito gamit namin Dela Peña iba iba eh

[@Kunnot641]

So there is a difference that you can distinguish Filipinos with other nationalities with Hispanic culture

[@blueblaze9862]

"De la" in Spanish means "Of the." It's just a basic way of saying "of something or somewhere" and it's also a religious connotation. When the Spaniards gave the filipinos last names, they were often kind of lazy and just gave them random or religious names like "de la cruz" which means of the "of the cross," "de Los reys" which means "of the kings" and "de la mundo" which means "of the world"...which means basically you are nobody.. you are just a citizen of earth lol. Most ppl in Spain or with real Spanish ancestry don't have names that begin with "de la" or religious family names. So the filipinos who have more NORMAL Spanish names like Sanchez, Ramirez, Carmona, Pacheco, Zuniga, etc. are more likely to have Spanish blood

[@mayam7752]

It's so hard to do genealogy in my Filipino family because of a lot of reasons stated in this video.

[@valarmorghulis8139]

Dna test

[@TigreRG]

In Mexico still remain some Filipino last names. I think Maganda is one very popular and I know theres a Filipino named Marcos Lumban who was married to a criolla who were one of the first families of Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico.

[@piosian4196]

250 years of Manila-Acapulco trips, some romance was bound to happen.

[@jojo_pris]

Since last names can’t be made up to what you want so I decided that when I have kids I will name them with a tagalog word. Thank you so much for your channel! I was only in 4th grade when I moved to the US so I never learn more philippine history so this channel is a blessing to me.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you!

[@lctj.9989]

It hit me when you said Panggasinan has many last names that starts with "C". Bcos in my hometown Zambales, there were many last names that starts with "D" like Dimain, Dimabasa, Dumlao, etc.

[@guinpucan]

See, it's wrong info. More research first.

[@dantesalazar7805]

Those are not spanish,maybe they register later and no more spanish to choose,they chose their native name

[@reghdelosreyes6416]

Bicol has many Bs (Blanche is my mom’s maiden name), Batangas has also many Cs and Ds (Datinguinoo namn my father’s) though more of them are still Tagalog and not Spanish sounding bka di sila inabot ng decree ni Claveria hehe. Now my hubby’s is Delos Reyes

[@dantesalazar7805]

@@reghdelosreyes6416 mine is seylour

[@neilsumanda1538]

in cebuano there is DUHAYLUNGSOD (two towns), then there is DOSPUEBLOS, they mean the same, but I'm not sure if DOSPUEBLOS is used as a spanish lastname.

[@ellyyyy11]

I learned so much in this video that I never learned or even touched in ph educ system... Andaming mga apelyido na akala ko Spanish, indigenous roots pala galing, nakakamangha!!! Kudos to you!!!

[@alejandrotanaquin178]

Let's take it as HONORABLE mention, its understood , my dear GIRL, !!!

[@jordantabula542]

I have recently been trying to get to know my roots in the Philippines. I have asked my father about the languages he speaks and where we are from. My last name is pretty unique also, so it makes me more intrigued about my ancestors. Tabula is my last name, and my family speaks ilocano at home. Edit so I just went through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos and found my last name!! Wow this unlocks my own piece of history.

[@gabinopuno5855]

I think Tabula means the one who flies.

[@francoq2768]

One of my top favorite videos you've ever made. thank you for this!

[@jemelpaculba2851]

My family name is "Paculba." I was taught by my family that it comes from the cebuano word "Kulba" which means to perturb or to make someone uneasy.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Maybe your ancestors made the enemies uneasy 🤔😊

[@jemelpaculba2851]

@@KirbyAraullo we’re also originally from Siquijor so it might be that dark magic that made them uneasy lol.

[@KirbyAraullo]

@@jemelpaculba2851 even better! Lol

[@mayflorcatubuan7985]

My family name Catubuan came from Capiz. It is said that it came from the word katubuhan which means sugarcane fields. I did not appreciate it during my schooldays since the teachers used to mispronounce it because it is not a common family name in Iloilo. It is pronounced Ka-tub-wan. Now I appreciate this so much since I automatically know my family members since as far as I know we are the only ones with this family name. I am really glad my ancestors did not conform to having Spanish surnames.

[@neilsumanda1538]

It's not kinda obvious bcuz we two words: Tubú (sugar cane) Tubû (to grow) Without the diacritics I did figure this one, but yes. Although in modern Visaya, "Sugarcane Plantation" is called KATUBHAN (from KATUBUHAN, from Tubú which is sugar cane).

[@sophialoren7855]

Yes, it's also a word in Ilonggo that means sugarcane field.

[@akinemainunangugel9650]

you have Spanish name (C) hehe... not like ex: katakutan

[@lianflores7888]

@@akinemainunangugel9650 if am not mistaken it is Catacutan.

[@akinemainunangugel9650]

@@lianflores7888 ah really, but my friend name use k... well my nanay said it must be C, but they use it hehe,

[@Kroellmaster]

Love your content, Kirby. Just posting here for the algorithm.

[@rosedurian]

Hello, I have been watching your videos for a long time and they are always educational. I hope this will be more open in schools. Thank you for sharing these knowledge!

[@eduardocojuangco3613]

Love your videos! Learning so much

[@rolandblas7381]

There are two men from Pampanga, PI arrived on Guam as recorded in 1710 and the other arrived in 1725 both possibly are Brothers who were named JUAN BLAS deCORTES and the other arrived in 1725 named JOSE BLAS deCORTES who later changed his name to JOSE CORTES BLAS which began the entire BLAS CLAN on Guam. It would like to know more information of these two men from Pampanga, Philippines.

[@denisovich_est2008]

I'm proud that I am a native Filipino. Igorot warriors from the North

[@dathunderman4]

You should be. I heard some Filipinos actually take pride in having Spanish blood, or they try to claim they’re part Spanish.

[@voltaire1211]

That's fascinating... Thank You...

[@aislinnkeilah7361]

Great podcast - very informative

[@jamesmccloud7535]

Really informative video, I learned a lot from this. Good Spanish pronunciation btw!

[@mosaiartjewelry5113]

I'm starting to love your content ❤ thank you

[@mayaheegaming8828]

Hi Kirby!! Loving your videos so far. Can you share some of your favorite books on Philippine history?

[@solar.sounds.healing]

Wow thanks for this education! This is very detailed.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Dacal a Salámat friend ❤️💛💚

[@jurielmarong322]

Our Ong clan originated from Amoy (now Xiamen) , Fujian province, China. My great-great-great grandfather migrated from China to Ibajay, Capiz (now part of Aklan). Today, out surname is one of the prominent chinese surnames in the Philippines and the top 61 most common surname of the Philippines. Thank you for this wonderful content sir Araullo!

[@quenchtv5436]

Is that true the phils is richer than china thats why some chinese people migrated to the philippines to find job since cchina is a communist country they are not allowed to enter the philippines thats why they used filipino surnames my friend told me their original surname is "Ong" but shes using filipino surnames because of that later on it passes to the next generation of their family

[@CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine]

@@quenchtv5436 I thought it's because the Chinese who came here were fleeing the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party when they had just taken over the entirety of China just after World War 2

[@jurielmarong322]

@@quenchtv5436 Since the 16 century, Spanish Manila is welcome for Chinese Catholics that's why we have the oldest Chinatown in the world. However, it is also true that some Chinese migrated from China because their country is suffering from their government crisis back then and to find better opportunity here in the Philippines. But I don't have any ideas about the changing of surnames...

[@quenchtv5436]

@@CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine idk much about that actually i just heard that from a filipino chinese vlogger here and some stories i have watched online the chinoy guy is looking for his roots to china he said his great granpa moved to ph to find a job since china before is a poor country while the philippines is a rich country before he didnt say what yr later on he found his relative in china

[@quenchtv5436]

@@jurielmarong322 i just heard that from a chinoy vloggers here in youtube i cant find her channel if i can i'll share it here 😊

[@HannahAngcos]

My last name is Angcos and my paternal grandfather is originally from Visayas in Cebu. We have unknown history about our genealogy after WWII. I’m really curious about our origin. However in my maternal side, my great grand mother. I know for sure that I have indigenous roots from Mandaya tribe in Mindanao. The last name is Dangyao.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Daghang salamat for sharing! 😊

[@troyHYEacelottSUNG]

This video is superb!!! It deserves million views!!!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Maraming salamat!

[@skriniii]

This video is so interesting!!!

[@Yle-vp8vg]

My ancestors are from Borneo and settled in Mindanao and most of us living in Visayas and Luzon. Our ancestors fight the Spanish and did not changed our surname. I'm proud of my ancestors! 😍

[@ozzo870]

amazing video!

[@ramonsalvador777]

Wow! Kasanting ning blog mu bro! Keep it up Kabalen! Very informative and entertaining! Push me yan!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Dacal a salamat kabalen!

[@tikoytuks2416]

Sir Kirby, researching my genealogy is something I’m always working on slowly. I was wondering if you might be able to point me in any direction for online resources as I’m not yet able to return to Batangas to further research my Patrelineal heritage. Lawang is my surname, but apparently it’s spelling was changed upon my Lolo’s registration as a sundalo for WWII. He fought in Bataan, but I only just found out that he’s originally from Batangas. Furthermore, his father or his Lolo fought either in the Spanish-American war or another war against the Spanish and his heritage is from Nueva Ecija. So to add further confusion the original spelling of our surname was Lauan or Lau Ang or some variation of the aforementioned...

[@bartolomelopez8385]

Top video thanks very much

[@karlaramirez1103]

Hi Kirby! New subscriber here! Really like your channel. It's not just very informative, but it also taking us all to our roots which we often neglected. I'm curious to know if there was really such a thing such as "surname buying" before. My surname is Ramirez but my great grandfather was Chinese and had Yap as his original surname. According to my dad, his grandfather bought the surname Ramirez when he converted to Catholicism and married my Filipina great grandmother. Was this a thing before? Thank you in advance.

[@ianrey5235]

your knowledge in your family's history is admirable! i wish i could know more about mine. however, my last name is spanish and there are so many others with the same one so it's so difficult to track my ancestors. i wish i knew what our names were before the decree.

[@chemiguel940]

Nicely done Kirby!

[@jayarmarilag6691]

Hi Kirby! Thanks for making this content. I deeply appreciate your video. I'm Jay-ar from Dubai. I grew up and studied in Albay until high school. All of the surnames in my school are Spanish in origin except mine. They take pride of their Spanish sounding last names like Alcala, Borja, Burgos, Moran, Peña, Raynera, Salceda, Salcedo, Santayana and the list goes on. Both my surname and middle name are unique so my teachers and classmates were curious of their origins. 'A name is a name and they were simply made to distinguish one family from the other'- that's my usual reply when they ask me why my surname is different and where it came from. Until I went to college and I did a research on my ancestry for a History 2 assignment in UP. The search went to a halt when I encountered the Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames. I am shocked to find out that mine are not on the list. Marilag (from Albay) is my surname and Maglana (from Camarines Sur) is my middle name. At least your video brought some light to this ancestry puzzle of mine. All the best and more success to your KZbin channel Kirby!

[@rugeneantonnolasco6311]

My Surname is Nolasco from Bicol, I don't know where that Name came from, but I know my Grandfather's middle name is Sioson, it's sort of a Chinese Surname, maybe it came from Sison and changed it to Sioson after many years have past, my Grandfather has a strong feature of a Chinese, he has a Chinese descent, then the blood passes to my father, still has a bit of chinese × filipino features like ⅓, then passes to me, I have like ¼ features of a chinese × filipino as well. But I would like to know where did the "Nolasco" surname came from, I don't know if it came from the Law that have been applied back then that all Native filipinos should have Spanish Surnames.

[@nutflix2131]

Nice one kirby

[@bearhandsph865]

My mother's side is from Leyte: Lastra, Anocop, Aguilar, Saavedra My father's side is from Pangasinan: De Vera, Bondad, Austria That's all I know about my roots

[@miguelvina7188]

I do not have an indigenous last name lol. Vina, Villasis, Fulgueras, Revelo, Villa

[@kimivanbasilan5897]

Sana indigenous clothing at accessories naman next content, Kuya Kirby. Im always fascinated with your Instagram posts

[@paulherrera8595]

Much appreciation for this video! I never realized that some lastnames are native origin instead og Spanish.

[@lizzzielosty]

I have always been curious about certain last names. There is Carandang which I suspect could have been Ka Randang at some point, like saying “ of Ka Randang” like how they have -dottir and -son in other cultures.

[@bryanaliping1547]

My last name is Aliping, I am an Igorot from mountain province, my parents speak Kankanaey and ancestors originally from Benguet tribe. My last name is not derived from Spanish, as well as my middle name, Cabansi

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@nativitymusic]

My father's side is Belen & Manalo from Alaminos/San Pablo Laguna/Luzon. My mother's side is Alforja in Calamba Laguna/Luzon and Gonzalez in Zambales/Luzon and Lagare in Cebu. Growing up we were taught to always ask a new Pilipino you meet in America, "What Island, Probinsya, and Barrangay is your family from?" and if you found out you had similar last names and your Lola/Lolo's ran into familiar people at bigger family parties you were probably distantly related.

[@mariofuente6205]

Asombroso!!! Gracias por el video amigo

[@KirbyAraullo]

De nada 😊

[@angelitasitton1576]

I love this I share to all my friends i love History to share so people can understand everything about Pilipino.

[@jaymagic5957]

daghang salamat sir kirby! greetings from division of gensan city.

[@belindadomingo]

My maternal grandfather family comes Pangasinan and has the warrior class surname of Mamaril: One who shoots. Our family also seems to have a tall gene of 6 foot plus men - some PBA basketballers share this surname too. I can imagine these Filipino giants being incredible warriors in those olden times!

[@juliomandiaga9612]

Does mamaril mean to shoot same in conjugation as mamili? I have been collecting words of Austronesian origin, From what I have read so far baril is Austronesian in origin 1. Bedil (Bedhil) Gun. English Javanese vocabulary by Egner, D. W Published 1920 2. “The name by which fire-arms are usually called is badil, a general one for any missile. The native term badil extends to the languages of all the more cultivated nations, although sometimes corrupted, as in the example of the Philippine tongues, in which it is pronounced baril.” John Crawfurd, A descriptive dictionary of the Indian islands & adjacent countries by John Crawfurd Published 1856 2.vv

[@primoxanthous511]

My last name is "Padojinog". We're told that our great great ancestor is one of the 10 Datus who came from Borneo and settled in Panay Island. where they founded the Confederation of Madja-as and in the 15th century this Ilonggo polity became a naval powerhouse and raided Ming Treasure ships and the settlements in the southern coast of China.

[@MarTocado]

A Filipino friend sent me this video. So informative and interesting!! thank you.

[@KirbyAraullo]

You're welcome 😊

[@perthventures2963]

very informative

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@Swampzoid]

I like the sound of many of the indigenous last names you said.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you!

[@christina8513]

My last name is Panday and since then, I really think that it's very unique.It's so cool to know these facts about Filipino surnames.🧡

[@KirbyAraullo]

Panday is Blacksmith, so perhaps your precolonial ancestors were skilled in making weapons 😊

[@christina8513]

@@KirbyAraullo interesting! Thank you po

[@fatimafaris3544]

@@christina8513 mine is soyosa I wonder if it is native or Spanish maybe Japanese hahaha.

[@piosian4196]

@@KirbyAraullo The Spanish authorities probably did not know. If they did he would have been a suspect supplying arms to Insurrectos.

[@dodongolayvz4291]

I love you Kirby for your brilliance. Awesome!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salamat 🙏🏽

[@lonfernandez9718]

Is your coloring book available in our local bookstore po ba here in Cebu? I am thinking of giving it as a Christmas gift for my inaanaks and pamangkins. Thank you Kirby.

[@LilyCloverSun]

I am also a Tayag of Kapampanga! ❤ A lot of my family passed before I got to learn more about them. Very cool to learn more about my own last name!

[@maximilianc9897]

Hang on…why would you have haters? You are just the bearer of information. It’s up to your viewers to accept or not. Thank you for creating interesting and informative videos. Salamat abe.

[@nadinelafrance5499]

Thank so much

[@thelegascreations6715]

Tama nga 'yong sinabi sa 'kin ng teacher ko back when I was in high school. At ngayon, I already have a strong evidences with regards to this matter. Thank you, napakarami king natutunan sa 'yo!🤍

[@gabiyel]

Subscribed!

[@KirbyAraullo]

Salamat 😊

[@jrexx2841]

Subscriber here since 10k

[@overeye6]

Hello Kirby, seeing this a year after you made it available and I say, "very interesting". My dad was from Candaba, Pampanga but he already had a Spanish last name. His middle name, however, may be indigenous, "Kalaw". Do you have any info on that? My mom's side always had Spanish last names but it may be because their dad, my grandpa, was a meztiso. They went by "Villanueva" and "campaner" with the Spanish "n". Thanks very much and keep it going Kirby!

[@Jane00223]

Most of the old families in our baranggay have surnames that starts with G, Galang, Gonzales, Gregorio, Garcia, Golez etc.

[@siuala]

Luíd ka Kirby for this comprehensive vlog and for retrieving Kapampángan History that has been swept under the rug of the current mainstream narrative!

[@TheRiceguy78]

Kirby did you say macapagal is one of those royal names? aka the former presidents of the philippines?

[@languishanguish1524]

Our last names aren't here. My 5th generation grandfather from my father's side bears the name of SENECA but is said to be Spanish. We later found out he's of Greek descent but born in Spain, later assigned to the Philippines for work.

[@sophialoren7855]

Have you actually tried to open the copy of the catalogo?

[@languishanguish1524]

@@sophialoren7855 Why? What's your point?

[@miguelvina7188]

@@sophialoren7855 i could not find it but I found my own last name in Spanish last names list

[@marthagonzalez2355]

Sure

[@mahikamihan]

Super cool super interesting! I love learning about filipino names 💕💕💕

[@Krystal1029]

I learned so much from your videos. Keep it up and let us learn more about our history. What about Magbanua? My family is from Antique but some of my former classmates in college told me before that Magbanuas are from Pampanga too our surname according to them means from heaven. I don't know if it's true.

[@medeiapsyche]

Hello sir Kirby! Do you know how to write in Kulitan? If you can, can you make videos about it? Thank you!

[@mr.nobody6828]

Cool. 🔥

[@fugak-han0072]

¡Je je je! no sabía esas cosas sobre nuestros nombres o apellidos hasta qué nos dijo la historia 😄 De lejos, su manera de narrar es la más buena y divertida. ¡ Lo disfruté !

[@KirbyAraullo]

¡muchas gracias! 🥰

[@DzzNuttz619]

Very enlightening! Would you or anyone know what Macapagal means/ translates to?

[@KirbyAraullo]

"The one who exhaust the enemies" or "The one who makes the enemies tired/exhausted"

[@FatimahAraneta]

Thank you for this very interesting video. My attention was caught by the Kapampangan last name "Lalik" (minute 23:28) (is that the correct spelling?) which means to shape by turning a wheel...Is that a reference to pottery? Or to woodturning on a lathe? (Greetings from Valle de Bravo, Mexico!)

[@levyoliver5363]

I mostly have Spanish family names. And a British Last name.! Im proud to be mix Spanish, British and Filipino!.

[@Imprints007]

Aha thats the book im looking for thanks

[@lctj.9989]

Growing up, I've always been wondering where my ancestors from my dad-side came from. It's kinda hard to track since my ancestors have moved from one province to another. I just know that my last name "Jaring" originally came from "Jarin" who migrated from Cavite to Bataan and then to Zambales. But I have no clue of its origins beyond that since that last name seems to be very uncommon in the Philippines.

[@arnoldstallonereeves7469]

Ofcourse we are Filipinos, it will be hard for use to trace our ancestors we are too diverse.

[@quenchtv5436]

You should try dna test but it's expensive

[@valarmorghulis8139]

You can take a dna test It will show you where your mother and father's clans came from

[@Averroes_313]

I'm from Malaysia, Jaring means Net in Bahasa Melayu where people use it for fishing. When I saw this video, the miniature cartoons look like traditional Malay costumes

[@wolfsbane687]

Just curious question, where is the original book of this catalogo? Does the catálogo survive?

[@miguelvina7188]

I believe all of my family's last names are all in Spanish except my grandmoms side: Viña, Villasis, Revelo. My grandmas last name is Dabon but its actually a branch of Uy family, a somehow prominent Filipino Chinese family in Mindanao. My cousins are hairier than average Pinoy including myself. Idk if my fathers side were either originally Spanish or Mexican

[@geopadilla1455]

in creating my family tree/genealogy, are there pre colonial records we can use?

[@danilolacangan5450]

My maternal side is Martinez in adopted surname but when our old bones insisted that some of them sided with the hated conquestadores and thieves they created a name that's rare and hard to found in Luzon, LACANGAN. Now anyone who had this surname or middlename are surely from the same clan.

[@reymondlongtable3030]

Hi kirby, I'm curious if you have any information with surnames from bohol. My surname is Mesagrande and currently there are only around 200 individuals who bear this name. Another thing, my grandmother's surname which is Sumatra which is the same as the Indonesian Sumatra, it is known in bohol that Sumatras are Mestizo looking, in fact i visited bohol in 2017 and my relatives would say that I do look like a Sumatra. Maybe you can provide any background? Thanks and more power!

[@joelanajao571]

Can you make a topic on the history of filipino martial art, the origin of this was really controversial among local and foreign practitioners. Arnis was declared as our national martial art and sport. As of now there are three main hypotheses with regards to this, the first hypothesis claiming that the arnis was a version of prehispanic martial art, the second hypothesis is suggesting that arnis/eskrima was developed by filipinos during the spanish colonial period with influences of spanish swordsmanship, and the third hypothesis is that, this matial art was developed from the teaching of spanish friars/soldiers to the locals to defend themselves against marauding moors from the south. Your research and insight is very appreciated. Thanks and Mabuhay.

[@gregorypetty6887]

I heard that Filipino martial arts came from India en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnis#Origins

[@sarathdassanaike2807]

Ladies in Philippines 🇵🇭 are beautiful and loving

[@michaelrm2317]

Hi Kirby. I’ve been following your KZbin channel for a couple of months now and it made me appreciate my being Filipino. I’ve always wanted to research on my family’s genealogy so I’ve looked at Claveria’s Cátalogo but I can’t seem to find my surname “Montenegro”. Is this an Filipino indigenous name by any chance? Any insights? Thank you 😊

[@KirbyAraullo]

Maramin salamat for your support! 😊

[@KirbyAraullo]

"Montenegro" means "Black Mountain" in Spanish 😊

[@chrixtsuperxxx]

Me encanta tú vídeos. Nuevo suscriptor aquí. ❤️

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you 😊

[@alfonsoleyson3962]

Many kapampangan got last names with suffix as “son”. They were actually Chinese converted to christianity. Last names like Tuazon from Tua, singson from sing, bengson from beng, sison from Si, Suazon from sua, and ours Leyson from Lee.

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

Where can I buy the book “The Pampangans” By Larkin?

[@roland9720]

Thanks for the video. It is really very informative. I've learn more watching your video than my past education in the Philippines. I have one question to make though. Is there a way to find out my native surnames just basing on my colonial name? My Surname is Cruz.

[@kutnahora100]

Watch this video, your last name was perhaps picked from the Spanish Catalog as mandated by the Spaniards for tax purposes and other reasons.

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

My aunt told me that apparently, I am distantly related to Jose Rizal. It's like a 1% chance cuz he lived in the same neighborhood as my dad's side of my family.

[@chino0304]

Very interesting video! I am from Tabaco City, Albay and almost everyone in our locality have surnames beginning with the letter B. Some of the common surnames are Bonaobra, Burce, Borromeo, and Bonto. Same goes with our neighboring municipalities Malinao and Tiwi where surnames start with the letter C. Oas with R, Guinobatan with O, Daraga and Camalig with L,M,N.

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thanks for sharing! Yes I can also confirm that all my relatives in Malinao, Albay have C last names 😊

[@zoolanderhansel]

Last name Austria would be interesting to know. Seems it’s not in the catalogue list if I’m not mistaken.

[@maxandmaggie2010]

I am impressed. Are you a history major ? You did your research. You will make a great Ambassador. Nice man bun ,

[@KirbyAraullo]

Thank you! And yes, History was my major in college 😊