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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Charlotte Flair has certainly done a nice job of living up to the family name, but the pressure to do so is still on.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Hannah and Mark Gleiberman contributed $20 million to create a center for glaucoma research within the new Viterbi center, also endowing two additional chairs in their family name.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
From the city’s earliest days, M.R. McTigue made the family name synonymous with its most lucrative asset — real estate, which became the family business.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Hannah and Mark Gleiberman contributed $20 million to create a center for glaucoma research within the new Viterbi center, also endowing two additional chairs in their family name.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
From the city’s earliest days, M.R. McTigue made the family name synonymous with its most lucrative asset — real estate, which became the family business.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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