as in surname
a name shared by members of a family
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Recent Examples of last name
The Mavericks rookie is used to hearing fans shout his last name during the national anthem at American Airlines Center, but not on the road.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Here is an overview of the principal candidates, listed in alphabetical order by last name.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
My son decided to change his last name without informing me about it.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Inskeep, 29, started writing her own songs in high school and dropped her last name to release music as Kyndal in 2020.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Here is an overview of the principal candidates, listed in alphabetical order by last name.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
My son decided to change his last name without informing me about it.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Inskeep, 29, started writing her own songs in high school and dropped her last name to release music as Kyndal in 2020.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last name
Noun
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The clerk only found out who was getting hitched when the bride told her that her new surname would be Bessette-Kennedy.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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After portraying Alabaster, down to his pearly-white surname, as the apotheosis of white male villainy, Cash deflates him by arguing, essentially, #NotAllMen.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In fact, the Drive doesn't even include the tent stake puller at the center of the model family name.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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Britain’s King George V changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917, and initiated legislation to strike out the titles of princes and lords who had backed the Germans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20name. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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