First, there are several meanings to the term hispanic, but the one you're using is the american one, that is, Hispanic is someone whose family is from one of the spanish speaking countries of Central and South America. That's it. No one in Europe uses the term hispanic, not even in Spain. As for the portuguese, for some mysterious reason many americans seem to think they have some relation to the spanish or to Spain. It's simply not true. Portugal is the oldest country in Europe and one of the oldest in the world.
What do you mean by surname? Your surname is your family name. It is also called your âlast name.â When filling out applications, type your surname as it appears on your passport, travel or identity document. Do not use initials.
surname - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) family name, last name, cognomen. name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; his name really is George Washington; those are two names for the same thing.