Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
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But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In his post, Brooklyn accused his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his family name in the weeks leading up to the wedding.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the Associated Press, Abatti comes from a multigenerational farming family in California’s Imperial Valley, where the family name has long been associated with agricultural businesses and community leadership.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
In a new interview with mom Kris Jenner, Kardashian revealed the five sisters (and their sole brother Rob) all chip in for the party, in part because it's become so associated with the family name.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In his post, Brooklyn accused his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his family name in the weeks leading up to the wedding.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the Associated Press, Abatti comes from a multigenerational farming family in California’s Imperial Valley, where the family name has long been associated with agricultural businesses and community leadership.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
In a new interview with mom Kris Jenner, Kardashian revealed the five sisters (and their sole brother Rob) all chip in for the party, in part because it's become so associated with the family name.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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