last name

noun

Examples of last name in a Sentence

His first name is John and his last name is Smith. please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
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The same judge had to legally change his last name again. Mark Gray, People.com, 25 June 2025 Gender neutral names for Libra Micah: Micah is a fun name to pair with a middle or last name. Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025 Maestro Dobel launched here in the U.S. in 2003 ,and is named after its founder, Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta (sometimes known as Juan Dobel, which is an abbreviation of his middle and last names). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 June 2025 On several occasions, Cuomo also mispronounced Mamdani’s last name. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for last name

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of last name was in 1897

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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20name. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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