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Filipino Surnames and Genealogy

Tracing ones ancestors in the Philippines beyond 1849 is difficult to say the least. Before this time there was no official form of family name, with parents and children quite commonly having different names.

Reference: Claveria's Decree

From the Introduction of Dr. Domingo Abella in Catalogo Alfabetico Apellidos (1849)

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