Her family name is Smith.
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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.—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 See All Example Sentences for family name
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