as in surname
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
Charlotte Flair has certainly done a nice job of living up to the family name, but the pressure to do so is still on.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Hannah and Mark Gleiberman contributed $20 million to create a center for glaucoma research within the new Viterbi center, also endowing two additional chairs in their family name.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
From the city’s earliest days, M.R. McTigue made the family name synonymous with its most lucrative asset — real estate, which became the family business.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Hannah and Mark Gleiberman contributed $20 million to create a center for glaucoma research within the new Viterbi center, also endowing two additional chairs in their family name.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
From the city’s earliest days, M.R. McTigue made the family name synonymous with its most lucrative asset — real estate, which became the family business.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family name
Noun
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As per hospital rules, the baby had been given her mom's surname, which, because of her refusal to take her husband's name, was LaBarre.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Descendants include families with the surnames Nunn, Barrs, Womack and, possibly, Jones.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Rose also released a children’s book with Howard as her last name.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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Rob McElhenney, soon to be known as Rob Mac, is defending the decision to change his last name.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 July 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20name. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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