Philippines Genealogical Records

Philippines Birth & Baptism Records

Philippines Birth & Baptism Index (1642-1994)

An index to over 320,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Philippines Marriage & Divorce Records

Philippines Marriage & Death Certificates (1888-1984)

An index to and images of copies of 6.7 million marriage and death certificates. They list names of relatives, personal information and details of the event.

Philippines Marriage Index (1723-1957)

An index to over 800,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Philippines Death & Burial Records

Philippines Marriage & Death Certificates (1888-1984)

An index to and images of copies of 6.7 million marriage and death certificates. They list names of relatives, personal information and details of the event.

Philippines Death & Burial Index (1726-1957)

An index to over 5.1 million death and burial records, which may list the names of parents and spouses; as well as details of deaths and burials.

Newspapers Covering Philippines

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Philippines Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Philippines Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Philippines Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Philippines

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Philippines Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Philippines Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Historical Description

Phillipinas; these Islands are many in number, and some of them are very rich in Rice, Honey, Fruits, Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Gold; enriched further with trade from China. 70 of these Islands are Subjects of friends to the Spaniard.

The Spaniards have here a Bishop and Archdeacon, and besides other religious Men, as Augustinians and Franciscans, they have seven Colledges of Jesuits.

Inhabitants

The People worship the Devil, who oft-times appears to them in conference in most ugly shape.

There is amongst them an Island of Negroes, inhabited with black People, almost as big as England. Here are also those black People called Os Paupas, Man-eaters, and Sorcerers, among whom Devils walk familiarly; and if these wicked spirits find one alone, they kill him, wherefore they use alwayes to have company.

Before I leave these Eastern Islands, I will give you a short survey of those Towns and Castles which the Spaniard hath got into his possession, not only in these Islands, but also on the Continent. And 1. In Cambaia they have the Towns of Tana, Basa, and Daman; as also the Island of Din. 2. In Decan or Canora they have Chaul, and Goa, the Spanish Viceroy's residence. 3. In Mallavar they have Chalen and Colan, two places of good strength. 4 In Zeilan they have fortified Columbus, bragging of one of the best Havens in the World 5. In Siam they are Lords of Mallaca, and the adjoyning Castle. And last of all, to secure their Spice-trade in the Moluccoes, they enjoy Terenante: yet for all these Fortresses the English and Hollander will not be hindred from traffick with these Indies.

A Geographical Description of the World (1671) by George Meriton

Most Common Surnames in Philippines

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1dela Cruz625,6401:162
2Garcia441,0751:230
3Reyes412,7501:245
4Ramos375,9991:269
5Mendoza372,4021:272
6Santos342,7461:295
7Flores312,1871:324
8Gonzales293,7871:345
9Bautista287,6251:352
10Villanueva277,7301:365
11Fernandez269,8201:375
12Cruz267,8221:378
13de Guzman249,3191:406
14Lopez230,9581:438
15Perez220,1131:460
16Castillo211,4051:479
17Francisco207,8401:487
18Rivera184,5431:549
19Aquino183,0881:553
20Castro173,6861:583
21Sanchez162,8861:622
22Torres162,3531:624
23de Leon156,5371:647
24Domingo147,3521:687
25Martinez143,3591:706
26Rodriguez143,0721:708
27Santiago140,4751:721
28Soriano140,2031:722
29Delos Santos139,2291:727
30Diaz136,4491:742
31Hernandez135,7441:746
32Tolentino133,0101:761
33Valdez132,4161:765
34Ramirez131,8291:768
35Morales129,9571:779
36Mercado125,3141:808
37Tan123,2901:821
38Aguilar121,6351:832
39Navarro113,9921:888
40Manalo111,3361:909
41Gomez108,8441:930
42Dizon106,5071:951
43del Rosario105,2101:962
44Javier104,5151:969
45Corpuz104,0261:973
46Gutierrez103,3521:980
47Salvador103,1171:982
48Velasco101,3751:999
49Miranda101,2581:1,000
50David100,6411:1,006
51Salazar99,9211:1,013
52Ferrer98,4781:1,028
53Alvarez98,1061:1,032
54Sarmiento98,0881:1,032
55Pascual97,1681:1,042
56Lim96,8741:1,045
57Delos Reyes94,4521:1,072
58Marquez94,2451:1,074
59Jimenez93,1811:1,086
60Cortez92,6011:1,093
61Antonio92,3861:1,096
62Agustin89,7341:1,128
63Rosales89,3341:1,133
64Manuel88,2531:1,147
65Mariano86,4851:1,171
66Evangelista86,0541:1,176
67Pineda85,5811:1,183
68Enriquez85,5521:1,183
69Ocampo83,8901:1,207
70Alcantara82,7991:1,223
71Pascua81,3191:1,245
72de Vera80,8991:1,251
73Romero79,7971:1,269
74de Jesus79,4801:1,274
75dela Peña79,3181:1,276
76Valencia79,0361:1,281
77Ignacio78,8641:1,284
78Vergara78,6961:1,286
79Padilla78,4511:1,290
80Angeles75,2111:1,346
81Espiritu74,7431:1,354
82Fuentes71,7991:1,410
83Legaspi71,4691:1,417
84Cañete71,3781:1,418
85Peralta70,7241:1,431
86Vargas69,5071:1,457
87Cabrera69,3761:1,459
88Fajardo67,9841:1,489
89Gonzaga67,4261:1,501
90Espinosa66,7381:1,517
91Guevarra66,6001:1,520
92Samson66,5161:1,522
93Ortega66,5091:1,522
94Molina65,9801:1,534
95Serrano65,6151:1,543
96Chavez65,3231:1,550
97Briones65,2111:1,552
98Medina64,9411:1,559
99Palma62,0191:1,632
100Tamayo60,5361:1,672
101Arellano60,1261:1,684
102Atienza59,7691:1,694
103Villegas59,0071:1,716
104Estrada58,6361:1,727
105Martin58,4701:1,731
106Acosta58,1461:1,741
107Ortiz57,8421:1,750
108Sison57,8411:1,750
109Trinidad57,6661:1,756
110Zamora57,3461:1,765
111Asuncion57,2511:1,768
112Abad57,1771:1,771
113Moreno57,0081:1,776
114Valenzuela57,0071:1,776
115Mallari56,9001:1,779
116Caballero56,2911:1,798
117Villamor56,0651:1,806
118Bernardo55,6791:1,818
119Robles55,3331:1,830
120Concepcion55,2851:1,831
121Fernando54,9201:1,843
122Gregorio54,6481:1,853
123Borja54,3231:1,864
124Magbanua54,1251:1,870
125de Castro53,9861:1,875
126Panganiban53,8591:1,880
127Galang53,7531:1,883
128Nuñez53,3421:1,898
129Roxas53,1001:1,907
130Ruiz52,4941:1,929
131Pangilinan51,8811:1,951
132Vicente51,7801:1,955
133Chua51,3801:1,970
134Suarez50,8121:1,992
135Avila50,5171:2,004
136Ali50,4811:2,005
137Austria50,4621:2,006
138Magno50,2421:2,015
139dela Torre50,0221:2,024
140Luna49,8011:2,033
141de La Cruz49,5511:2,043
142Pepito48,9201:2,069
143Solis47,9051:2,113
144Uy47,8321:2,117
145dela Rosa47,2561:2,142
146Duran47,0191:2,153
147Abella46,9281:2,157
148Mahinay46,6771:2,169
149Esguerra46,0681:2,198
150Roque46,0211:2,200
151Andres45,7241:2,214
152Jose45,5851:2,221
153Sevilla45,4271:2,229
154Beltran44,3281:2,284
155Gabriel44,2471:2,288
156Mateo44,0521:2,298
157Ybañez43,8521:2,309
158Nicolas43,3861:2,333
159Mendez43,3681:2,334
160Cunanan43,3311:2,336
161Vasquez42,9581:2,357
162Ancheta42,5211:2,381
163Ventura42,4751:2,383
164Lorenzo42,4191:2,387
165Cordero42,0861:2,406
166Toledo42,0801:2,406
167Galvez41,8921:2,417
168Abdul41,8761:2,418
169Natividad41,7751:2,423
170Marasigan41,7061:2,427
171Herrera41,4691:2,441
172Silva41,2781:2,453
173Miguel40,8661:2,477
174Gamboa40,8491:2,478
175Estrella40,3851:2,507
176Villa40,1891:2,519
177Bartolome40,0641:2,527
178Usman40,0581:2,527
179Sales40,0151:2,530
180Custodio39,7681:2,546
181Ong39,6501:2,553
182Lucero39,4031:2,569
183Abdullah39,2891:2,577
184Manzano38,7191:2,615
185Ibañez38,7131:2,615
186Marcelo38,6421:2,620
187Ponce38,6401:2,620
188Gallardo38,4181:2,635
189Rosario38,3831:2,638
190Delgado38,2031:2,650
191Canlas37,9371:2,669
192Cariño37,9201:2,670
193Yap37,7031:2,685
194Go37,3541:2,710
195Esteban37,0131:2,735
196Ilagan36,9771:2,738
197Tuazon36,5431:2,770
198Carpio36,5081:2,773
199Carreon36,5071:2,773
200Baltazar36,2201:2,795