My family tree traces its root from La Union and its very interesting to note that most families in Barangay Dupac migrated from there. In fact, the northern part of the barangay is otherwise known as "Kabalawanan" which roughly translates to "a place for people from Balaoan” which is in La Union.
No wonder, the more prominent family names in that place today are Ordonio, Orpiano, Obra, Orallo, Pascua, etc which are also the more common family names in Balaoan. Notice how almost invariably the names starts with the letter "O".
It is said that during the Spanish times, when the Ilocos was being Christianized, the authorities provided lists of Spanish names to each town from which the people are to select their Christian names. Wittingly or unwittingly, the alphabetical listing was literally divided and torn apart so that each town was given only a part of the list and thus, only certain first letters to choose from.
Thus, the old towns of Ilocos have each a unique first letters to their family names. Balaoan is populated by people whose family names start in "O" as was previously mentioned, Luna town by Nelmidas, Nacionales, Nunez, Nieveras, Navors, Nuvals, Naguns, etc; Tagudin by Lastimosos, Las Marias, Landingins, Laranangs, Lacanarias, etc; Narvacan by Cabbats, Cabebes, Cacholas, Cabanillas, Candelarios, Cabradillas, etc. The pattern, however, do not apply to our Asingan because it was, and more so now, a melting pot.
The central and southern portion of Dupac were peopled by migrants from San Juan and other towns of La Union which includes the Cariazos, Delmendos, Abuans, Solorias, Buccats, Almerols, Baduas, etc. Inter-marriage has blurred the family lines but it is very interesting indeed to know that most of us share common bloodlines and origins. By the way, Eastern Poblacion is otherwise known as “Kalawagan” not because it is the brightest of the barangays, whether true or not, but because it was once the sanctuary of people migrating from Laoag, Ilocos Norte…--Icarus
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