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 backside also included his last name, similar to that of a jersey design. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Others, including Connecticut and Delaware, schedule payments based on the first letter of the recipient’s last name. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 An earlier version of this story misspelled Bayer’s last name. Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 But another two-way youngster who shares his last name stole the show Sunday. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for last name

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Oct. 2025.

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