Sangalang
See also: sangalang
English
Etymology
From Tagalog Sangalang and Kapampangan Sangalang.
Proper noun
Sangalang (plural Sangalangs)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sangalong is the 33530th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 680 individuals. Sangalang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sangalang”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Kapampangan
Etymology
From sanggalang (“to resist”). Can be loosely translated as "defender". Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Sangalan
Proper noun
Sangálang
- a surname from Kapampangan
Tagalog
Etymology
From sanggalang (“to defend”). Can be loosely translated as "defender". Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Sangalan, respelled to match etymology.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saŋˈɡalaŋ/ [sɐŋˈɡaː.lɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: San‧ga‧lang
Proper noun
Sangalang (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)
- a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas
- a surname in Kapampangan