Lebanese Jamaicans refers to

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

n citizens of Lebanese or partial Lebanese origin or descent. Many arrived in the 19th century, from not only modern day Lebanon, but also Syria and Palestine, having fled their homeland due to religious persecution under Ottoman rule.

Surnames

Abrahams, Ammar, Azan, Azar, Bardowell, Brimo, Cookhorne, Fadil, Fakhourie, Feanny, Haddad, Handal, Hanna, Issa, Joseph, Karam, Khaleel (formerly Malick), Khouri/Khoury, Lazarus, Mahfood, Malick, Marzouca, Matalon, Seaga, Shoucair, Sirgany, Sleem, Smatt, Wehby, Yarid, Younis, Zacca, Ziadie

Notable people

*Philip Feanny O.D, Most decorated horse trainer In the world, Master trainer/breeder *

Lady Colin Campbell Georgia Arianna, Lady Colin Campbell (''née'' Ziadie, born 17 August 1949), also known as Lady C, is a British Jamaican author, socialite, and television personality who has published seven books about the British royal family. They include ...

, author, socialite, radio hostess * Don Wehby, business executive * Lisa Hanna, Miss Jamaica and Miss World 1993 * Abraham Elias Issa, businessman, entrepreneur, and hotelier * Joseph John Issa, businessman and philanthropist * Ken Khouri, record producer * Anita Mahfood, dancer, actress, singer * Shahine Fakhourie Robinson, Jamaican Labor Party politician and Member of Parliament *

Edward Zacca Sir Edward Zacca (26 July 1931 – 11 November 2019) was chief justice of the Jamaican Supreme Court from 1985 to 1996. Under the Constitution of Jamaica, the chief justice of Jamaica serves as acting governor-general of Jamaica when that ...

, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Jamaica; former Governor-General * Edward Seaga, former Prime Minister of

* Ziadie family * Maria Ziadie-Haddad, airline pilot

References

{{Lebanese diaspora Arab diaspora in the Caribbean Ethnic groups in Jamaica