Etymology
Pronounced as [se-ra’-no], the family name is derived from a Spanish noun serrano, meaning “highlands” or “hill”.
The family name originated in the mountains of Burgos in Castile, Spain the medieval Spanish kingdom whose language and culture spread to many countries of the world. The name existed as early as 200 BC. The spelling variations of this surname include Serrana, Serra, Sierro, Sierra, among others.
Background
During the initial implementation of the Claveria Decree of 1849 in the province of Albay, it is said that the Governor seemingly tore out pages of the Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos and sent them to individual towns. For this reason, the last names of families which originally hail from Libon, Albay (from where the family line’s earliest known roots originate) begin with the letter “S” — such as Se, Sera, Seva, Serase and Serrano, among many.
The practice of the Catholic Church of Libon to maintain a separate record for “Bautismos Illegitimos” or baptisms of illegitimate children proved to be a hurdle in our research. The records of the many illegitimate children in our family only included the mother’s information and excluded the father’s altogether.
Family Tree
Generation-Name-Dates
1 Serrano, Justo
1 Serrano, Eleno (unknown - 1927)
.. +Sasuca, Graceana
.. 2 Serrano, Feliza Sasuca (1897 - unknown)
….. +Calleja, Ignacio (1862 - 1930)
….. 3 Serrano, Leonardo Calleja (1920 - 1993)
…….. +Garcia, Amelia
….. 3 Serrano, Angelina Calleja (1924 - )
…….. +Veluz, Gregorio Balid (1918 - 1986)
….. 3 Serrano, Felipe Calleja (1927 - 2003)
…….. +Meribeles, Natividad Villadelgado (1927 - )
.. 2 Serrano, Rufina Sasuca
….. +Calleja, Ignacio (1862 - 1930)
….. 3 Calleja, Sofia Serrano
….. 3 Calleja, Ignacio Francisco Serrano (1920 - unknown)
…….. +Obed, Fely
….. 3 Calleja, Amelita Serrano
….. 3 Calleja, Antonio Serrano (unknown - 1996)
.. 2 Serrano, Estefania Sasuca
….. 3 Serrano, Antonio Alejandro (1939 - )
….. +Liao, Jaime
….. 3 Liao, Marcelino Serrano (1935 - )
….. 3 Liao, Antonio Serrano
….. 3 Liao, Lourdes Serrano (1935 - )
.. 2 Serrano, Segundina Sasuca
….. 3 Serrano, Araceli (1932 - )
….. 3 Serrano, Cezar (1934 - )
Resources
- Complete Serrano Family Tree - Get password
- Church Baptism Record of Antonio Alejandro Serrano, dated 10 September 1939.
- Church Baptism Record of Araceli Serrano, dated 02 June 1934.
- Church Baptism Record of Cezar Serrano, dated 13 January 1935.
- Civil Birth Record of Angelina Calleja Serrano, dated 29 September 1924.
