How to Use last name in a Sentence

last name

noun

• His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
• 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 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
• The cells were named HeLa cells for the first two letters of Lacks’s first and last name.
  — Washington Post, 4 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
• Malia isn’t the only famous child to change her last name.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 June 2025
• Tim who is not related to Jesse but has the same last name.
  — Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
• In Vance’s, fathers don’t even leave kids with their last names.
  — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
• Flair struts to the ring as only someone with her last name can.
  — Matt Caputo, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2022
• More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Groom wants to take her last name.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Cassian has his last name right there in the damn title.
  — EW.com, 5 May 2025
• There’s people who’ve known me 30, 40 years that still don’t know my last name.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2022
• When Shelly tries to say her last name, the director cuts her off.
  — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
• Your ‘girl’ Mindy doesn’t know your last name is Sussex?
  — Ashley Hume, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
• Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and ZIP code.
  — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
• Jeff, who didn't want to share his last name, was upset by his arrest.
  — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 5 June 2025