last names

plural of last name
as in surnames
a name shared by members of a family please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form

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Recent Examples of last names Parents Karollyn and Nate, who are not sharing their last names at this time, welcomed baby girl Cielle Ray inside their vehicle, American Medical Response said in a statement shared with ABC News. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Crockett was marking the stadium’s second night of Usher and Chris Brown’s wildly popular, high-energy R&B Tour, named after the singers’ genre and their last names, Raymond and Brown. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Although several of the defendants have similar last names, the Justice Department’s McDonald told reporters each investigation and indictment was reached independently. — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In January 2006, a Los Angeles judge approved a name-change petition which requested that Maddox and Zahara’s last names be legally changed to Jolie-Pitt. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 To keep their identities somewhat of a secret, Freddy and his traveling companions agreed to speak to a reporter on Saturday night but politely declined to reveal their last names or take a picture that includes their faces. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Divya Lagisetti and Holden Prosser are lucky that their last names rest close to each other in the alphabet. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Fathers’ last names in Hollywood seem to be becoming quite a burden. — Alessia Ferri, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 The nonprofit founded by Stan Karter, Jerry Temaner and Gordon Quinn (the name is an amalgam of the founders’ last names) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for last names
Noun
  • The surnames of the latter two defendants were withheld in according with Mexican criminal procedure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The couple lived between New York City, Denmark, France, and Tuxedo Park, according to listing agent Richard Ellis, and their surnames inspired the property’s name.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There’s no rule banning an heir from naming their child after a color or city, but using oft-traditional family names lends historical weight to a future ruler from the day they’re born.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Others have kept family names with local ties, like Wade Ford and Curry Honda.
    — Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Last names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20names. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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