last name

noun

: surname sense 2

Synonyms of last name

• surname
• family name

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Hope's Corner touched the lives of two thousand people last year, like Shelley, who preferred not to use her last name. —Sharon Chin, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has legally requested to remove Pitt from her last name. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 June 2026

Meanwhile, Maddox legally dropped his father's last name in May. —Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

Additionally, Maddox recently dropped Pitt from his last name in the credits of his mom’s latest movie, Couture. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for last name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe