as in surname
a name shared by members of a family
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Recent Examples of last name
Reporters looking to stir up trouble in the press room were goading American players, particularly those with foreign-sounding last names.
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Beth Herman, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Nivea asked that her last name not be used over concerns of retaliation.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The company’s last name change followed years of scrutiny and government enforcement directed toward for-profit colleges.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Many women cartographers used only a first initial and last name, obscuring their gender and making their work difficult to trace.
—Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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Beth Herman, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Nivea asked that her last name not be used over concerns of retaliation.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The company’s last name change followed years of scrutiny and government enforcement directed toward for-profit colleges.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Many women cartographers used only a first initial and last name, obscuring their gender and making their work difficult to trace.
—Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last name
Noun
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In sports, some siblings are so accomplished that they can be recognized by only their surnames.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Saint-Wulfstan is a very rare surname.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In his post, Brooklyn accused his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his family name in the weeks leading up to the wedding.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20name. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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