Pérez
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Jorge, Ramon, Rafael, Mario.
Spanish (Pérez): patronymic from the personal name Pedro, an equivalent of Peter . This surname is also found in France. Compare De Perez .
Breton (Pérez): variant of Pérès (see Peres ).
Jewish: variant of Peretz .
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the name in 1 above at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
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In 1849, Governor-General Clavería decreed that all Filipino families must have surnames. These surnames were distributed regionally from a list called the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos.
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Pérez Was Found 33,974 Times in FamilySearch Records
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| Top 5 Provinces | Number of Records |
|---|---|
| Manila | 9,106 |
| Batangas | 6,095 |
| Bulacan | 5,121 |
| Quezon | 2,307 |
| Rizal | 2,143 |
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