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

Frances went on to marry Peter Shand Kydd and take his last name. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Sep. 2026

Parents Karollyn and Nate, who are not sharing their last names at this time, welcomed baby girl Cielle Ray inside their vehicle, American Medical Response said in a statement shared with ABC News. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The two visitors were not identified by first name and last name initial, as is common in France, but only as German nationals. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Crockett was marking the stadium’s second night of Usher and Chris Brown’s wildly popular, high-energy R&B Tour, named after the singers’ genre and their last names, Raymond and Brown. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 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