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 life-long Lubbockites will remember the family name from its first business, a burrito shop, which launched in 1992 and fed Texas Tech Red Raiders until 2003.
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Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
The other is owned by Hideki Araki, whose family name was once Park.
—New York Times, 13 Dec. 2025
During a recent chat with Vogue Scandinavia, the Naked Gun star opened up about her growing desire to embrace her Finnish history by taking on her family name.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Askin was born into the Durst clan — the grandson of founder Joseph Durst — and sold commercial real estate for years in the family name.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
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Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
The other is owned by Hideki Araki, whose family name was once Park.
—New York Times, 13 Dec. 2025
During a recent chat with Vogue Scandinavia, the Naked Gun star opened up about her growing desire to embrace her Finnish history by taking on her family name.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Askin was born into the Durst clan — the grandson of founder Joseph Durst — and sold commercial real estate for years in the family name.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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