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Question: What nationality is the last name Lisbon!?
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LISBON Name Meaning and History
Jewish (Sephardic): Anglecized form of ‘Lisbon’, (Portuguese Lisboa), the capital city of Portugal!. The name is first recorded in the Latin form Olisipo and is of uncertain, possibly Carthaginian, origin!.

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From Ancestry's meaning of names:

Jewish (Sephardic): Anglecized form of ‘Lisbon’, (Portuguese Lisboa), the capital city of Portugal!. The name is first recorded in the Latin form Olisipo and is of uncertain, possibly Carthaginian, origin!.

With that said, add to that the fact that there were not always last names!. When it became traditional to have a last name, many took the name of the area that they were from, especially those with titles!. Some nationalities used ap between the names such as Griffith ap Owen ap Moore, which meant Griffith son of Owen son of Moore and when they came to the states they had to choose a first and last name!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Remember that Portugal was heavily influenced in its history by Arabic as well as European peoples, as was Spain!. So, you'll have to look up the origin of the word to make that determination, meaning it's Portuguese for recent history, but how, and from whence it was named is a separate question!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal so that must be it's etymologyWww@QuestionHome@Com

German definitely German i dated this chick with that last before she was from GermanyWww@QuestionHome@Com

i think portugueseWww@QuestionHome@Com