Altered Spanish and Foreign Surnames
These surnames were altered as time changed, Filpino Americans and other Filipinos having half of their foreign sanguinity in the Philippines altered their names to look and sound it Spanish-derived, to conform in Spanish naming convention, or for no reason.
Examples are:
- Alcabasa (Spanish "El cabeza")
- Malferari (Italian Malferarri)
- Marfori (Italian Marforri)
- Monfort (American/British "Mountfort")
- Nery (from Neri, Anglicized)
- Galorport (from Portogalera or English Galore Port)
- Gituaban (Spanish Getuavan)
- Pemonte (from Italian or Spanish Piemonte)
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