Portuguese people are White/Southern European like the Spaniards, Italians, French and Romanians. Portugal could NEVER be considered Hispanic in modern age since the Iberian Peninsula was divided into 2 parts: Lusitania for Portugal and Hispania for Spain.
A surname is part of a personal name that is passed from either or both parents to their offspring. Customs on the format of surnames change from region to region and their use has changed over time. In most Western nations, the surname occurs at the end of a personal name, after a given name or names.
A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a surname or last name) is typically a part of a person's personal name which, according to law or custom, is passed or given to children from one or both of their parents' family names. The father's first name is used as a surname in certain Southern states, such as Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 2  Spouses and children take on the first name of the father as their last name or 'surname'.