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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District title conversation After the events of the last two seasons, the James family name has become synonymous with Arlington Heights football.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
What a fitting honor for this city's founder to have two family names honored on city streets.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
What a fitting honor for this city's founder to have two family names honored on city streets.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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