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Question:According to Wikipedia, Magboo (m?g ?bu ??) is a Filipino surname (family name, last name) of Tagalog origin and means, in Tagalog, "creator, maker." Although infrequent, it is recognized by Filipinos as "Filipino" and is found most often in Batangas Province, the center of the Tagalog dialect.

Many Filipinos, nationals now living in the Philippine Islands and those whose families long ago emigrated to other countries and by now are citizens of those countries, have surnames taken from Spanish and Chinese. Some, as in the case of those whose last name is "Magboo," retain the original dialect name.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: According to Wikipedia, Magboo (m?g ?bu ??) is a Filipino surname (family name, last name) of Tagalog origin and means, in Tagalog, "creator, maker." Although infrequent, it is recognized by Filipinos as "Filipino" and is found most often in Batangas Province, the center of the Tagalog dialect.

Many Filipinos, nationals now living in the Philippine Islands and those whose families long ago emigrated to other countries and by now are citizens of those countries, have surnames taken from Spanish and Chinese. Some, as in the case of those whose last name is "Magboo," retain the original dialect name.

I have done a search for the origin of the surname Magboo, but I cant find anything in relation to it, sorry.