The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Filipino: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. That was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname. It is also the reason for Filipinos sharing some of the same surnames as many Spaniards and other Hispanic countries.[3] Among Filipinos, a Spanish surname does not necessarily imply Spanish ancestry.
Manila : National Archives & Records Administration, Central Plains Region[1]
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141
The book was created after Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention.[4] Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos, de la Cruz, del Rosario, and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred names of well-known local rulers such as Lacandola.[citation needed] To complicate matters further, discrepancies like family members holding different surnames would hinder some of the colonial government's activities such as taking a census and tax collection.
According to the decree, a copy of the catalogue, which contains 61,000 surnames,[5] was to be distributed to the provincial heads of the archipelago. From there, a certain number of surnames, based on population, were sent to each barangay's parishpriest.[6] The head of each barangay, along with another town official or two, was present when the father or the oldest person in each family chose a surname for his or her family. A surname is given to only one family per municipality to reduce any issues about surnames being associated with an ethnic background or group affiliation.[7] 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] However, several groups were exempt from having to choose new surnames:
Those with a previously adopted surname (whether indigenous or foreign) already on the list or, if not on the list, not prohibited because of ethnic origin or being too common.
Families who had already adopted a prohibited surname but could prove their family had used the name for at least four consecutive generations. (Those were names prohibited for being too common, like de los Santos or de la Cruz or for other reasons.)
Spanish names are the majority found in the books' list of legitimate surnames. Because of the mass implementation of Spanish surnames in the Philippines, a Spanish surname does not necessarily indicate Spanish ancestry, which can make it difficult for Filipinos to accurately trace their lineage.[10]
^ abcClavería y Zaldúa, Narciso; Abella, Domingo (November 21, 1849). Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. National Archives & Records Administration, Central Plains Region. OCLC 865725433.
^Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. University of San Carlos. 1992. p. 104. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^Danico, Mary Yu (August 19, 2014). Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. p. 670. ISBN9781483365602. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
^Woods, Damon L. (2006). The Philippines: A Global Studies Handbook. ABC-CLIO. ISBN9781851096756. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
^Querubin, Pablo (October 2015). "Family and Politics: Dynastic Persistence in the Philippines" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2017.[permanent dead link]
^Davidson, Michael W; Hicken, Allen; Ravanilla, Nico (2014). "Familial Networks as a Source of Electoral Advantage: Evidence from the Philippines". doi:10.2139/ssrn.2486123. S2CID 142559043. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Fafchamps, Marcel; Labonne, Julien (December 2013). "Do Politicians' Relatives Get Better Jobs? Evidence from Municipal Elections in the Philippines" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Miguel, Yolanda Martínez-San (2014). Coloniality of Diasporas: Rethinking Intra-Colonial Migrations in a Pan-Caribbean Context. Springer. p. 203. ISBN9781137413079. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^Caceres, Michael Vincent P (August 1, 2012). "Origination and Proliferation of Names: Genealogy Making for Family History". Liceo Journal of Higher Education Research. 6 (2): 240. doi:10.7828/ljher.v6i2.74.
^Boquet, Yves (2017). The Philippine Archipelago. Springer Geography. Springer. p. 75. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51926-5. ISBN978-3-319-51926-5. S2CID 132890899.
Clavería y Zaldúa, Narciso (1973) [November 21, 1849]. Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (reprint). Philippine National Archives, Manila.
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October 15, 2023
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The Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos English Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames Filipino Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid 19th century That was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname It is also the reason for Filipinos sharing some of the same surnames as many Spaniards and other Hispanic countries 3 Among Filipinos a Spanish surname does not necessarily imply Spanish ancestry Catalogo alfabetico de apellidosAuthorNarciso Claveria y Zaldua Domingo Abella 1 LanguageSpanishPublished1849 reprinted in 1973 1 2 PublisherManila National Archives amp Records Administration Central Plains Region 1 Pages141The book was created after Spanish governor general Narciso Claveria y Zaldua issued a decree on November 21 1849 to address the lack of a standard naming convention 4 Newly Christianised Filipinos often chose the now ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos de la Cruz del Rosario and Bautista for religious reasons others preferred names of well known local rulers such as Lacandola citation needed To complicate matters further discrepancies like family members holding different surnames would hinder some of the colonial government s activities such as taking a census and tax collection Contents 1 Dissemination of surnames 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDissemination of surnames EditAccording to the decree a copy of the catalogue which contains 61 000 surnames 5 was to be distributed to the provincial heads of the archipelago From there a certain number of surnames based on population were sent to each barangay s parish priest 6 The head of each barangay along with another town official or two was present when the father or the oldest person in each family chose a surname for his or her family A surname is given to only one family per municipality to reduce any issues about surnames being associated with an ethnic background or group affiliation 7 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 However several groups were exempt from having to choose new surnames Those with a previously adopted surname whether indigenous or foreign already on the list or if not on the list not prohibited because of ethnic origin or being too common Families who had already adopted a prohibited surname but could prove their family had used the name for at least four consecutive generations Those were names prohibited for being too common like de los Santos or de la Cruz or for other reasons Spanish names are the majority found in the books list of legitimate surnames Because of the mass implementation of Spanish surnames in the Philippines a Spanish surname does not necessarily indicate Spanish ancestry which can make it difficult for Filipinos to accurately trace their lineage 10 See also EditFilipino nameReferences Edit a b c Claveria y Zaldua Narciso Abella Domingo November 21 1849 Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos National Archives amp Records Administration Central Plains Region OCLC 865725433 Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society University of San Carlos 1992 p 104 Retrieved February 13 2017 Danico Mary Yu August 19 2014 Asian American Society An Encyclopedia SAGE Publications p 670 ISBN 9781483365602 Retrieved February 10 2017 Woods Damon L 2006 The Philippines A Global Studies Handbook ABC CLIO ISBN 9781851096756 Retrieved February 10 2017 Querubin Pablo October 2015 Family and Politics Dynastic Persistence in the Philippines PDF Retrieved February 13 2017 permanent dead link Davidson Michael W Hicken Allen Ravanilla Nico 2014 Familial Networks as a Source of Electoral Advantage Evidence from the Philippines doi 10 2139 ssrn 2486123 S2CID 142559043 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Fafchamps Marcel Labonne Julien December 2013 Do Politicians Relatives Get Better Jobs Evidence from Municipal Elections in the Philippines PDF Retrieved February 13 2017 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Miguel Yolanda Martinez San 2014 Coloniality of Diasporas Rethinking Intra Colonial Migrations in a Pan Caribbean Context Springer p 203 ISBN 9781137413079 Retrieved February 13 2017 Caceres Michael Vincent P August 1 2012 Origination and Proliferation of Names Genealogy Making for Family History Liceo Journal of Higher Education Research 6 2 240 doi 10 7828 ljher v6i2 74 Boquet Yves 2017 The Philippine Archipelago Springer Geography Springer p 75 doi 10 1007 978 3 319 51926 5 ISBN 978 3 319 51926 5 S2CID 132890899 Claveria y Zaldua Narciso 1973 November 21 1849 Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos reprint Philippine National Archives Manila External links EditCatalog of Filipino Surnames by Hector Santos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos amp oldid 1170440351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
