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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During a recent chat with Vogue Scandinavia, the Naked Gun star opened up about her growing desire to embrace her Finnish history by taking on her family name.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Askin was born into the Durst clan — the grandson of founder Joseph Durst — and sold commercial real estate for years in the family name.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
His mother’s family owned a bank, which collapsed, and thousands of people lost their money, with the family name tarnished in Argentina and beyond.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Askin was born into the Durst clan — the grandson of founder Joseph Durst — and sold commercial real estate for years in the family name.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
His mother’s family owned a bank, which collapsed, and thousands of people lost their money, with the family name tarnished in Argentina and beyond.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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 13 Dec. 2025.
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