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.
Forename and surname are really nice terms to identify a person correctly. If we had only on name then there would have been more confusion. So surname identifies us with our family and forename is our own name. Surname also gives information about one's family background, lineage, profession, culture, nationality, etc. In some cultures people use surname of their father and in some they use surname of mother. In some cultures people use their own name, then father's forename and then surname. In some cultures people use name of their village/town as their surname. Surname is generally written at the end.