Meaning and formation

Fernandez means “son of Fernando”. It is the unaccented form of Spanish Fernández, which combines the personal name Fernando with the patronymic ending -ez. The Spanish form has an accent on á; Philippine families commonly use Fernandez without it. The surname passed from Spanish into Tagalog. Philippine bearers include Ramon Fernandez, a professional basketball player who won four PBA Most Valuable Player awards, and the actor Rudy Fernandez. Ramon also represented the Philippines in international basketball and later served as a commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission.

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Elected officials in the 2001 list

Fernandez has 46 records in the OpenHalalan transcription of the 2001 COMELEC elected-candidate lists.

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