last name

Definition of last namenext
as in surname
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 name In recent years, several of his children have taken legal measures to remove Pitt from their last name. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026 That was in 2017 when Guroux Khalifah started District Biskuits as a popup, misspelled on purpose with a K because of his last name. Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Like in Episode 2, where Penny, in an alternate universe, is with her former boyfriend Zack with no trace of her Big Bang husband Leonard, Bernadette does not have Howard’s last name and appears very much single. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 This story has been updated to correct the judge's last name to Biedscheid, not Biedcheid. ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for last name
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Noun
  • In 2019, his great-nephews Albert and Lawrence Lewitinn (their surnames are spelled differently than the artist’s) inherited about 1,000 of the artist’s works.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is a cautionary tale about a family of the same surname who discover a Fountain of Youth—challenging them to reconcile with immortality and all its implications.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ripp admits that part of the goal here is to restore credit for Mazur and perhaps even to his own family name.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Gere acknowledged that his family name inevitably complicates perceptions of his success.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20name. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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