Definition of family name
: surname 2
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Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
many women today do not change their family name when they marry
Recent Examples of family name from the Web
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With more than a billion dollars to the family name, there's no shortage of those going around.
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And even without the family name on the door, Fountain on Fourth certainly has the makings to cause a buzz.
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Albert Cesare/The Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer Rodney Pollitt Sr. says his family name died in a two-car crash on a winding Kenton County road last fall.
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Kim Kardashian West, despite giving the family name some recognition, opted to side with her husband and his cousins against her mother, grandmother, sisters Khloe and Kendall, her cousin and best friend.
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The lawsuit from the victims' families names both bartender Lindsey Glass and the bar as defendants.
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On June 25, the Bush patriarch welcomed a furry friend to his family named Sully H.W. Bush, a yellow Labrador service dog.
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His scandals have tarnished the family name to such an extent that his brother, Tomas, got voted out of the state House in March for the simple sin of being a Uresti.
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Daniels, born in London, was a maid to a wealthy family named Allison from Montreal, Canada.
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First Known Use of family name
1646
family name Synonyms
FAMILY NAME Defined for English Language Learners
family name
Definition of family name for English Language Learners
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: the name shared by the people in a family
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