Find out how popular the last name Maglalang is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maglalang.

Maglalang, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maglalang surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maglalang in America

Maglalang is the 56444th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maglalang surname appeared 362 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Maglalang.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maglalang to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maglalang

The surname MAGLALANG is of Filipino origin, believed to have originated in the late 16th or early 17th century during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. It is thought to be derived from the Tagalog root words "magla" meaning "to work" or "to labor" and "langan" meaning "land" or "field", suggesting the name may have initially referred to farmers, agricultural workers, or landowners.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MAGLALANG surname can be found in the records of the Spanish colonial government, which kept detailed records of the local population during that era. These records often contained variations in spelling, such as "Maglalangang" or "Maglalangin", reflecting the challenges of transcribing Filipino names into Spanish orthography.

The MAGLALANG surname has been particularly prevalent in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite, located in the southern part of Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. It is possible that the name originated in one of these regions and then spread to other parts of the country as families migrated or established new settlements.

Notable individuals with the MAGLALANG surname include:

1. Policarpio Maglalang (c. 1870-1945), a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine Commission during the American colonial period.

2. Gregorio Maglalang (1891-1963), a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1946 to 1957.

3. Josefa Maglalang (1922-2012), a Filipino writer and educator who published several books on Philippine literature and culture.

4. Eliseo Maglalang (1927-2002), a Filipino artist renowned for his sculptures and bas-reliefs, many of which can be found in public spaces throughout the Philippines.

5. Mariano Maglalang (1935-2019), a Filipino businessman and philanthropist who founded several successful companies and donated generously to various charitable causes.

While the MAGLALANG surname has its roots in the Philippines, it has since spread to other parts of the world as Filipinos have emigrated and established communities in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maglalang

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maglalang.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maglalang was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maglalang has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maglalang was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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