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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Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
And that prompted Skakel’s father to fund a private investigation aimed at clearing the family name.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
The term is used to describe the children of actors, singers, models and entrepreneurs who often benefit due to the connections and power of their family name.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The former prince will officially be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a name that draws on the heritage of both his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and his father, Prince Philip, whose family name was Mountbatten.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
And that prompted Skakel’s father to fund a private investigation aimed at clearing the family name.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
The term is used to describe the children of actors, singers, models and entrepreneurs who often benefit due to the connections and power of their family name.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The former prince will officially be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a name that draws on the heritage of both his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and his father, Prince Philip, whose family name was Mountbatten.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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