PHCatalogo Alfabetico de apellidos contains 61,000 surnames, was to be distributed to the provincial heads of the Philippine archipelago. From there, a certain number of surnames, based on population, were sent to each barangay's parish priest.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 only given to one family per municipality reducing any issues about surnames being associated with an ethnic background or group affiliation.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 while tertiary towns received "C" surnames.
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