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a name shared by members of a family
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Recent Examples of last name
The short clip shows Ruby, who did not share her last name, standing at Brisbane International Airport, visibly shocked, her hands clasped over her mouth.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The man's last name was originally misspelled in information provided to the media, Reeson said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Bryan was released after a clerical error caused officials to confuse him with another inmate with a similar last name, Hutson said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 July 2025
At the latter, Neiman was part of the class of 1950 that included talents like Robert Clark (who later changed his last name to Indiana), and Leon Golub.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The man's last name was originally misspelled in information provided to the media, Reeson said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
Bryan was released after a clerical error caused officials to confuse him with another inmate with a similar last name, Hutson said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 July 2025
At the latter, Neiman was part of the class of 1950 that included talents like Robert Clark (who later changed his last name to Indiana), and Leon Golub.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last name
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This unusual celebrity baby name is technically a Japanese surname, but that didn’t stop Skai Jackson from bestowing it upon her baby girl.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
8 Aug. 2025
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Cruise for years has reportedly been estranged from their 19-year-old daughter, Suri, who dropped her father’s surname last year.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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The few developers outside North America willing to pay for the use of his family name were mostly building condominiums in lower-rent parts of the developing world.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Among them is Gao, who grew up in the remote mountains of Guizhou and asked to only be identified by her family name.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20name. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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