last name
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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
1897
First Known Use of last name
1897
LAST NAME Defined for English Language Learners
last name
Definition of last name for English Language Learners
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: the name that comes at the end of someone's full name
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