How to Use last name in a Sentence

last name

noun

• His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
• At the time of her death, Thomas’ last name was Clifton.
  — oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2021
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
• The jacket, as seen on the video, had Lane’s last name on it.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
• Fans in the audience screamed out the star’s last name.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
• The same judge had to legally change his last name again.
  — Mark Gray, People.com, 25 June 2025
• The cells were named HeLa cells for the first two letters of Lacks’s first and last name.
  — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2021
• The cells were named HeLa cells for the first two letters of Lacks’s first and last name.
  — Emily Davis, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2021
• Dave, who didn't want to share his last name, didn't see them in that group.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2021
• Musk asked Zilis if her twins might like to take his last name.
  — Paul Glader, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
• Dave, who didn’t want to share his last name, didn’t see them in this group.
  — MarÍa Verza and Juan Lozano, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2021
• Dave, who didn’t want to share his last name, didn’t see them in this group.
  — Maria Verza and Juan Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2021
• Though some still doubt that claim, his son changed his last name too.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• The guy whose last name still sends a shiver up the spines of Lawrence, Kansas.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
• Many in Hildale are related and share the same last name.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
• As a teacher, I am known more by my last name than my first.
  — Elana Rabinowitz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
• His last name, Eiden, is the third-fastest riser on the boy name list.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 May 2024
• Jon Hamm puts his last name to good use in a new campaign.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
• In the photos, Pratt posed with his son, who wore a jersey with their last name on the back.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• He was not asked to provide his last name on the witness stand.
  — CBS News, 18 Mar. 2022
• The track is credited to John and Yoko as a duo, with their last names left off.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
• Malia isn’t the only famous child to change her last name.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 June 2025
• Since Tewkesbury gave up his title as a result of the scandal, Enola can also keep her last name.
  — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
• Olivia Wilde is setting the record straight on how to pronounce her real last name.
  — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
• Dozens of white binders are organized by last name, Alarcón to Zuñiga.
  — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
• All students are organized by their graduating class, followed by town name and then last name.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
• Sean also reportedly adopted Spears's last name around the same time.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 June 2026
• When setting things up for my father, I was also asked, but not required, to provide a first and last name.
  — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
• Mendoza doesn’t have the same weighty last name or pedigree as Manning.
  — Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 June 2026