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Thank you. That was very informative.
A curious thing about the surnames of Filipinos is that one can identify from which province or municipality a person originates basing on the first letter of his/her surname.
During the colonial period the natives of the Philippines were given surnames the first letter of which is the same for persons residing in the same municipality.
In the municipality of Daraga, Province of Albay, one will find surnames like Manzanilla, Marcellana, Manzanades, Malto, Mirandilla, which all starts with the letter M. In the neighboring own of Camalig, the surnames starts with letter N like Nocillado, Necerio, Nimo, Nato, Nator, Nuyda etc.
Was this also done in latin america during the colonial period?
Last edited by Rusty; June 19, 2014 at 09:24 PM.
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