family name

as in surname
a name shared by members of a family searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website

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Recent Examples of family name However, Samsung has a history of introducing new product lines with the same family name as existing products. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025 And those who didn't already adore her based on the family name quickly fell for her warm and bubbly personality. Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 1 June 2025 Their family name is Trochilidae…not really much of a fun fact. Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025 Honored, the Blue Jackets forward came up with a design — two interlocking hockey sticks with doves above them and the Gaudreau family name across the middle — that ultimately went on the race shirts and medals. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for family name
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Noun
  • As per hospital rules, the baby had been given her mom's surname, which, because of her refusal to take her husband's name, was LaBarre.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • Descendants include families with the surnames Nunn, Barrs, Womack and, possibly, Jones.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The same judge had to legally change his last name again.
    Mark Gray, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Gender neutral names for Libra Micah: Micah is a fun name to pair with a middle or last name.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025

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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20name. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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