Her family name is Smith.
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The family name was Zhou (or Chou), which, in Chinese culture, comes first, as in the name of the late Premier Zhou Enlai.—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The family name, Vajra, is an ancient way of spelling the family’s surname, Vaira.—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Trump Mobile follows a long line of various products featuring the Trump family name that President Trump and his family have promoted, including the Trump meme coin, Trump sneakers and Trump guitars.—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2025 For Cassity, turning the cemetery into an asset to the community has been a way to repair the family name, which was tarnished when his father, who died in 2020, and his brother Brent served jail time for fraud.—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for family name
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