Marasigan

English

Etymology

Filipino surname, from Tagalog Marasigan. Mostly found in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro provinces.

Proper noun

Marasigan (plural Marasigans)

1. A surname from Tagalog.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marasigan is the 21790^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1193 individuals. Marasigan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.68%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Marasigan. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came from Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro during the late Spanish and early American colonial periods and postwar eras.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧si‧gan
• IPA^(key): /maɾaˈsiɡan/ [mɐ.ɾ̪ɐˈs̪i.ɡɐn̪]

Proper noun

Marasigan (Badlit spelling ᜋᜇᜐᜒᜄᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, found among people of ethnic Tagalog descent mostly in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Sarangani and Caraga

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Marasigan. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came to Mindanao from Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro during the late Spanish and early American colonial periods and postwar eras.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧si‧gan
• IPA^(key): /maɾaˈsiɡan/ [ma.ɾaˈsi.ɡan]

Proper noun

Marasigan

1. a surname from Tagalog, found among people of ethnic Tagalog descent mostly in North Cotabato, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat

Tagalog

Etymology

From dasig +‎ ma- -an. From the earlier complimentary cognomen Dimarasigan (“undeceivable”) given at birth, usually carried by nobility and freemen and had become a surname during Spanish rule. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɾaˈsiɡan/ [mɐ.ɾɐˈsiː.ɣɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -iɡan
• Syllabification: Ma‧ra‧si‧gan

Proper noun

Marasigan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜐᜒᜄᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, prevalent in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro

See also

• Malabanan
• Malapitan
• Malaluan
• Malibiran
• Maranan