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The Spanish surname category provides the most common surnames in the Philippines. [6] At the course of time, some Spanish surnames were altered (with some eventually diverged/displaced their original spelling), as resulted from illiteracy among the poor and farming class bearing such surnames, creating confusion in the civil registry and a ...
This practice changed when the Philippines became a United States colony in the early 20th century. The order was reversed to follow the conventional American form "Christian name - Middle name - Surname," which in this case is actually "Christian name - Mother's surname - Father's surname" (Francisco Concepcion Casas or simply Francisco C. Casas).
The dissemination of surnames were also based on the recipient family's origins. For example, surnames starting with "A" were distributed to provincial capitals, "B" surnames were given to secondary towns, and tertiary towns received "C" surnames. [8] Families were awarded with the surnames or asked to choose from them. [9]
Pages in category "Surnames of Filipino origin" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abrenica;
Pages in category "Surnames of Philippine origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abuel;
Some 83% of women who have a college degree or less changed their names after marriage, compared to 79% of those with a bachelor's degree—and at postgraduate degree level, this falls further to 68%.
Story at a glance Even as marriage changes in the United States, most brides are holding to the custom of taking their groom’s last name and dropping their own. Almost 80 percent of women ...
Faced with the potential surname "Bonadona-Bartlebaugh" and not wanting to let go of her maiden name, the bride-to-be is having her loved ones weigh in Bride Goes Viral After Deciding to Let ...