Why do FILIPINOS have SPANISH last names? | Pinoy Historian 🇪🇸🇵🇭
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Күн бұрынHere’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 KZfaq 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 2 жыл бұрын
His contents are not just underrated but also very informative
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@francoq2768 4 ай бұрын
I 100% agree!
@robieuyuyan 2 жыл бұрын
You should make a catalogue of native Filipino last names and the famous people with those names! I'll buy that book.
@thelegascreations6715 2 жыл бұрын
UP
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the idea! I'd love to make something like this, but I know it will take time 😊
@umu8934 2 жыл бұрын
UP count me in😸
@YeehawOutlaw 2 жыл бұрын
There’s whole lot of them.
@juni__ 2 жыл бұрын
UP !!!
@tylerfactura1984 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe your motha know jack squat.
@mechanikalbull5626 2 жыл бұрын
@@blaspromdapas4871 irresponsible phhiinos but over proud when in social media
@blaspromdapas4871 2 жыл бұрын
@@mechanikalbull5626 pakyu
@bmona7550 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
@@blaspromdapas4871 pakyutu pagpaglander
@gwynetharisto2944 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds interesting! whats the title of your book?? =)
@jaimeflor4181 2 жыл бұрын
Now I’m curious about reading it when it’s done.
@christina8513 2 жыл бұрын
this piqued my interest 🧡 pls update us when it's done
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Salamat din and best of lu k on your novel, keep us posted 😊
@macoswatkpop686 2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@sisigpapi 2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
They Successful in Spanish but Na Conquer sila ng America at Japan.
@nekiboyou636 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Thank youu 😊
@czarpayatot 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
It's in Kulitan 😊
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Salámat!
@Belisarius80 Жыл бұрын
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.
@spencermorningstar9204 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@sisigpapi 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Bakit samin ganto de la Peña
@jocendelapenaml 2 жыл бұрын
Pag nag school kami ito gamit namin Dela Peña iba iba eh
@Kunnot641 2 жыл бұрын
So there is a difference that you can distinguish Filipinos with other nationalities with Hispanic culture
@blueblaze9862 2 жыл бұрын
"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
@jaimeflor4181 2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@francoq2768 4 ай бұрын
One of my top favorite videos you've ever made. thank you for this!
@Kroellmaster 2 жыл бұрын
Love your content, Kirby. Just posting here for the algorithm.
@lctj.9989 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
See, it's wrong info. More research first.
@dantesalazar7805 2 жыл бұрын
Those are not spanish,maybe they register later and no more spanish to choose,they chose their native name
@reghdelosreyes6416 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
@@reghdelosreyes6416 mine is seylour
@neilsumanda1538 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@eduardocojuangco3613 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Learning so much
@jojo_pris 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TigreRG Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
250 years of Manila-Acapulco trips, some romance was bound to happen.
@voltaire1211 2 жыл бұрын
That's fascinating... Thank You...
@ellyyyy11 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Let's take it as HONORABLE mention, its understood , my dear GIRL, !!!
@rosedurian Жыл бұрын
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!
@mayam7752 2 жыл бұрын
It's so hard to do genealogy in my Filipino family because of a lot of reasons stated in this video.
@valarmorghulis8139 2 жыл бұрын
Dna test
@aislinnkeilah7361 8 ай бұрын
Great podcast - very informative
@jamesmccloud7535 2 жыл бұрын
Really informative video, I learned a lot from this. Good Spanish pronunciation btw!
@solar.sounds.healing 2 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks for this education! This is very detailed.
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Dacal a Salámat friend ❤️💛💚
@mosaiartjewelry5113 Жыл бұрын
I'm starting to love your content ❤ thank you
@skriniii 2 жыл бұрын
This video is so interesting!!!
@jordantabula542 2 жыл бұрын
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 Ай бұрын
I think Tabula means the one who flies.
@troyHYEacelottSUNG 2 жыл бұрын
This video is superb!!! It deserves million views!!!
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Maraming salamat!
@ozzo870 2 жыл бұрын
amazing video!
@jayarmarilag6691 2 жыл бұрын
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 KZfaq channel Kirby!
@tikoytuks2416 2 жыл бұрын
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...
@mayflorcatubuan7985 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's also a word in Ilonggo that means sugarcane field.
@akinemainunangugel9650 2 жыл бұрын
you have Spanish name (C) hehe... not like ex: katakutan
@lianflores7888 2 жыл бұрын
@@akinemainunangugel9650 if am not mistaken it is Catacutan.
@akinemainunangugel9650 2 жыл бұрын
@@lianflores7888 ah really, but my friend name use k... well my nanay said it must be C, but they use it hehe,
@jemelpaculba2851 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe your ancestors made the enemies uneasy 🤔😊
@jemelpaculba2851 2 жыл бұрын
@@KirbyAraullo we’re also originally from Siquijor so it might be that dark magic that made them uneasy lol.
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
@@jemelpaculba2851 even better! Lol
@mayaheegaming8828 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kirby!! Loving your videos so far. Can you share some of your favorite books on Philippine history?
@chemiguel940 8 ай бұрын
Nicely done Kirby!
@nutflix2131 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one kirby
@rolandblas7381 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@jurielmarong322 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
@@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 2 жыл бұрын
@@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 2 жыл бұрын
@@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 2 жыл бұрын
@@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 😊
@ramonsalvador777 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Kasanting ning blog mu bro! Keep it up Kabalen! Very informative and entertaining! Push me yan!
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Dacal a salamat kabalen!
@bartolomelopez8385 2 жыл бұрын
Top video thanks very much
@denisovich_est2008 2 жыл бұрын
I'm proud that I am a native Filipino. Igorot warriors from the North
@dathunderman4 28 күн бұрын
You should be. I heard some Filipinos actually take pride in having Spanish blood, or they try to claim they’re part Spanish.
@ianrey5235 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kimivanbasilan5897 2 жыл бұрын
Sana indigenous clothing at accessories naman next content, Kuya Kirby. Im always fascinated with your Instagram posts
@maximilianc9897 Жыл бұрын
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.
@karlaramirez1103 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@lizzzielosty Жыл бұрын
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.
@paulherrera8595 2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciation for this video! I never realized that some lastnames are native origin instead og Spanish.
@mariofuente6205 9 ай бұрын
Asombroso!!! Gracias por el video amigo
@KirbyAraullo 9 ай бұрын
De nada 😊
@HannahAngcos 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Daghang salamat for sharing! 😊
@gabiyel Жыл бұрын
Subscribed!
@KirbyAraullo Жыл бұрын
Salamat 😊
@nativitymusic 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@rugeneantonnolasco6311 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@MarTocado Жыл бұрын
A Filipino friend sent me this video. So informative and interesting!! thank you.
@KirbyAraullo Жыл бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@siuala 2 жыл бұрын
Luíd ka Kirby for this comprehensive vlog and for retrieving Kapampángan History that has been swept under the rug of the current mainstream narrative!
@angelitasitton1576 Жыл бұрын
I love this I share to all my friends i love History to share so people can understand everything about Pilipino.
@dodongolayvz4291 Жыл бұрын
I love you Kirby for your brilliance. Awesome!
@KirbyAraullo Жыл бұрын
Salamat 🙏🏽
@perthventures2963 Жыл бұрын
very informative
@KirbyAraullo Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@jrexx2841 2 жыл бұрын
Subscriber here since 10k
@LilyCloverSun 10 ай бұрын
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!
@thelegascreations6715 2 жыл бұрын
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!🤍
@belindadomingo 2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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
@mr.nobody6828 2 жыл бұрын
Cool. 🔥
@jaymagic5957 2 жыл бұрын
daghang salamat sir kirby! greetings from division of gensan city.
@fugak-han0072 2 жыл бұрын
¡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 2 жыл бұрын
¡muchas gracias! 🥰
@Swampzoid 2 жыл бұрын
I like the sound of many of the indigenous last names you said.
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mahikamihan 2 жыл бұрын
Super cool super interesting! I love learning about filipino names 💕💕💕
@nadinelafrance5499 4 ай бұрын
Thank so much
@lonfernandez9718 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@overeye6 Жыл бұрын
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!
@christina8513 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Panday is Blacksmith, so perhaps your precolonial ancestors were skilled in making weapons 😊
@christina8513 2 жыл бұрын
@@KirbyAraullo interesting! Thank you po
@fatimafaris3544 2 жыл бұрын
@@christina8513 mine is soyosa I wonder if it is native or Spanish maybe Japanese hahaha.
@piosian4196 Жыл бұрын
@@KirbyAraullo The Spanish authorities probably did not know. If they did he would have been a suspect supplying arms to Insurrectos.
@Jane00223 2 жыл бұрын
Most of the old families in our baranggay have surnames that starts with G, Galang, Gonzales, Gregorio, Garcia, Golez etc.
@TheRiceguy78 2 жыл бұрын
Kirby did you say macapagal is one of those royal names? aka the former presidents of the philippines?
@wolfsbane687 5 ай бұрын
Just curious question, where is the original book of this catalogo? Does the catálogo survive?
@bearhandsph865 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
I do not have an indigenous last name lol. Vina, Villasis, Fulgueras, Revelo, Villa
@DzzNuttz619 2 жыл бұрын
Very enlightening! Would you or anyone know what Macapagal means/ translates to?
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
"The one who exhaust the enemies" or "The one who makes the enemies tired/exhausted"
@Imprints007 Жыл бұрын
Aha thats the book im looking for thanks
@medeiapsyche 2 жыл бұрын
Hello sir Kirby! Do you know how to write in Kulitan? If you can, can you make videos about it? Thank you!
@miguelvina7188 2 жыл бұрын
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
@primoxanthous511 8 ай бұрын
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.
@reymondlongtable3030 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@chino0304 5 ай бұрын
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 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Yes I can also confirm that all my relatives in Malinao, Albay have C last names 😊
@lctj.9989 2 жыл бұрын
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 2 жыл бұрын
Ofcourse we are Filipinos, it will be hard for use to trace our ancestors we are too diverse.
@quenchtv5436 2 жыл бұрын
You should try dna test but it's expensive
@valarmorghulis8139 2 жыл бұрын
You can take a dna test It will show you where your mother and father's clans came from
@Averroes_313 2 жыл бұрын
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
@bryanaliping1547 11 ай бұрын
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 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! 😊
@Krystal1029 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@FatimahAraneta 2 жыл бұрын
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!)
@chrixtsuperxxx 2 жыл бұрын
Me encanta tú vídeos. Nuevo suscriptor aquí. ❤️
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@Yle-vp8vg 2 ай бұрын
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! 😍
@charlimaevaldez3006 Жыл бұрын
Hello Sir Kirby, it's my first time here and I just land in your video (this video) after many "slide down to refresh".. For me, my favorite authentic surname was Lacsamana (though it has Indian origin, pero authentic po due it's backstory), surname Bulosan (from my grandmother's middle name of my father's side and came from Tarlac) and Sikatuna.. I'm very jealous to some Filipinos have authentic surname (like literally).. My surname is Valdez.. Thanks for such an informative video!! 🥲👍🏻
@geopadilla1455 2 жыл бұрын
in creating my family tree/genealogy, are there pre colonial records we can use?
@maxandmaggie2010 2 жыл бұрын
I am impressed. Are you a history major ? You did your research. You will make a great Ambassador. Nice man bun ,
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And yes, History was my major in college 😊
@danilolacangan5450 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@roseanntano2600 2 жыл бұрын
I am really curious about my surname. Napaka-unique kasi. Iniisip ko na lang na baka Chinese ang pinagmulan nito. Anyway,Estiva, Villapando, & Salvador are the Spanish surnames in my family, Dapula is the native one, and yes, I think Tano originated from Chinese. Maraming salamat, Kirby! Ang dami ko na naman natutunan! Ang sarap maging Pinoy dahil sa mga kagaya mong mapagmahal sa ating kasaysayan, sa ating roots, and the Philippines in general. Keep it up and God bless!
@apolakigamingandmore6376 2 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy the book “The Pampangans” By Larkin?
@luisasterioquerubin6829 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting, Querubin from Ilocos
@zoolanderhansel 2 жыл бұрын
Last name Austria would be interesting to know. Seems it’s not in the catalogue list if I’m not mistaken.
@michaelrm2317 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kirby. I’ve been following your KZfaq 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 2 жыл бұрын
Maramin salamat for your support! 😊
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
"Montenegro" means "Black Mountain" in Spanish 😊
@TonyAgcaoili Жыл бұрын
Who is the artist who drew all of the beautiful pictures?
@SaiTangHuang 2 жыл бұрын
Your Spanish accent is excellent. You do seem to pronounce the ce and ci groups using the standard castilian method, but your "s" also follows the same pronunciation, which is not standard castilian. This form would be common in specific local accents. In standard castilian it would need to be an a sound somewhere between the English s and sh. Or is it that this is actually a common form of local Spanish pronunciation in the Philippines?
@bobbyalexanderdatingaling Жыл бұрын
Short answer, Filipinos pronounce Spanish words similar to the way Spanish people pronounce them. Only that, there's an apparent Filipino accent in there.
@taomanacmul7000 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to know if my last name is in the book! Keep up the great work, Kuya. Happy Holidays!
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
Tao!? Is that you???
@taomanacmul7000 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is!
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
@@taomanacmul7000 Hope you've been well! You're last name is an indigenous Kapampangan one, so I doubt it will be in the book ;)
@KirbyAraullo 2 жыл бұрын
@@taomanacmul7000 I just checked, it's not there! 😁
@liezljadelacsamana8320 2 жыл бұрын
Dakal pong salamat naku pong karakal abalu kareng contents yu dati ke pa susubukan mantun makanyan kaso ng kasahit mantun itang maexplain ya talaga. i am always curious of our history before the Spanish came which we never learned from school.
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