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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.

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How did the people of long ago acquired their family name of Jose rizal?

Names are passed down through the generations. Sometimes they are given by the ruler or by something the family did at one time.


What is the real nameof Jose Rizal?

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Jose Rizal was the seventh of eleven children in his family.


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Where did Jose Rizal get his surname Rizal?

Jose Rizal and his family got the surname 'Rizal' from his Chinese ancestor Domingo Lameo. Rizal means "Ricial or grains", and they started using it 1731. His true surname is Mercado, but to keep his family safe he used the surname Rizal.


Paternal family tree of Dr. Jose Rizal?

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Who is Concepcion Mercado in Rizal family?

Also called ‘Concha’ by her siblings, Concepcion Rizal was the eighth child of the Rizal family. She was born in 1862 and died at age 3.


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He was facing his family when he said this, but there are people too. He was facing his family when he said this, but there are people too.


How many boys were there in Jose Rizal's family?

There were only two of them--Jose Rizal and his brother Paciano.


Story of the name of Jose Rizal?

Jose Rizal was named after Saint Joseph, the patron saint of travelers and workers. "Rizal" was added by his father, Francisco Mercado, as it was a family name. Rizal later adopted "Rizal" as his pen name in his writings to honor his family heritage.