The surname Rizal was acquired by the family of the people of long ago from their Chinese ancestor. The family dropped their three surnames to have Rizal as their main family name. This gave them more of a legitimate family name.
Samuel Rizal's birth name is Samuel Jose Rizal.
Dr Jose Rizal found the name Rizal by dropping his last three names that make up his full name.
The complete name of Rizal's father is Francisco Mercado Rizal.
Jose Rizal did not have any children.
his father's name is Paciano Rizal
Pacaino RIzal
rizal's name means "green field" there is a spanish law to change the last name of Filipino.. before the rizal's name was mercado but this is sound common name.. there is lot of peole in Philippines having mercado last name but not relatives of rizal family..
jose rizal
Jose Mercado, the father of Jose Rizal, chose to use "Rizal" as a surname for their family in 1850 in compliance with the decree issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria, which required Filipinos to adopt Spanish surnames for census purposes. Rizal's full name is José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda.
Francisco Mercado Rizal Francisco Mercado Rizal
The full name of Jose Rizal is Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda.