Pagdilao Family History
Pagdilao Name Meaning
Filipino: derivative of a Hispanicized form of Tagalog dilaw a word meaning ‘yellow’ and also referring to ‘turmeric’ a ginger-like root-crop which is a common source for yellow food coloring + the sufix pag- indicating the action; probably a metonymic occupational name referring to the act of extracting the yellow color from turmeric.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022