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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In fact, the Drive doesn't even include the tent stake puller at the center of the model family name.
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New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
However, unlike similar programs, these folks have to stay true to their Southern roots and family names, a difficult feat in today’s modern world.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
The move to mirror the suffocation of fame and family name by making the show’s scope increasingly claustrophobic is not untrodden territory.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
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New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
However, unlike similar programs, these folks have to stay true to their Southern roots and family names, a difficult feat in today’s modern world.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
The move to mirror the suffocation of fame and family name by making the show’s scope increasingly claustrophobic is not untrodden territory.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for family name
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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