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

Like in Episode 2, where Penny, in an alternate universe, is with her former boyfriend Zack with no trace of her Big Bang husband Leonard, Bernadette does not have Howard’s last name and appears very much single. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

This story has been updated to correct the judge's last name to Biedscheid, not Biedcheid. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Max McCaffrey is the team’s new running backs coach, and his last name should be familiar. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

The sighting comes after Suri, who is studying musical theater at Carnegie Melon’s School of Drama, legally removed Cruise as her last name in Pennsylvania and changed her surname to Noelle, Katie’s middle name. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Aug. 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