Thesaurus results for FAMILY NAME

family name

noun

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a name shared by members of a family searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website

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Recent Examples of family name Charming, well-heeled, and dedicated to raising his daughters to honor the family name, Harris (Dallas) is a hard worker, a loyal husband, and stoic in the face of crisis. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026 The club championship board boasts its fair share of the family name, too. —

Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026 His family name, going way back to Spain, was originally Cantenys before it got shortened. —

Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 His family name is a recognizable one Magyar comes from a family of prominent conservatives in Hungary, according to EuroNews. —

Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for family name

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She was also introduced using only Jolie’s surname at a mother-and-daughter brunch hosted in April by the Pearls of Purpose Foundation, a non-profit affiliated with her sorority.

— Alessia Ferri, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
Borland and Abela, 31, hosted five different games that their families would play to decide their surname.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026