last name

noun

: surname sense 2

Synonyms of last name

• surname
• family name

Examples of last name in a Sentence

His first name is John and his last name is Smith.

please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form

Recent Examples on the Web

One was a woman named Stephanie, who didn't want her last name used but was cordial with me and my photographer. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The first report came from a man named Percy Wackey (that last name was spellchecked several times) who lived in Avalon. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

The story has been updated to correct the spelling of Faith Hedgepeth’s last name in one reference. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Caleigh, a marketing executive in Toronto who didn’t want her last name published for fear of backlash, recently drove across the border to watch a Hayley Williams concert in upstate New York, but kept quiet about the trip. — CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for last name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe