Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
Recent Examples on the Web
Her mother, Tina Knowles, gave the singer her maiden name to keep some semblance of her family name alive.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
In 1949, Harry Antonopoulos changed the family name to Johnson and started the H.G. Johnson Produce Company, farming land in Mexico and shipping fruits and vegetables across the border.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The simplest ones say icon inaugural ’24 on the back and the family name on the front.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
The simplest ones say ICON INAUGURAL ’24 on the back and the family name on the front.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
The image featured Beyoncé naked, save for a red, white, and blue a sash bearing the family name Beyincé.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
His middle name, Valentine, is a family name: Kevin's late father was Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr., while his older brother, comic Gary Valentine, uses the moniker as part of his stage name.
—Anna Myers, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
After one of those incidents — which occurred during a November game against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena — Westbrook indicated that perceived disrespect of his family name often plays a role in his being involved in such altercations.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
This isn’t the first time Beyoncé has incorporated her family names in her ventures.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
In 1949, Harry Antonopoulos changed the family name to Johnson and started the H.G. Johnson Produce Company, farming land in Mexico and shipping fruits and vegetables across the border.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The simplest ones say icon inaugural ’24 on the back and the family name on the front.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
The simplest ones say ICON INAUGURAL ’24 on the back and the family name on the front.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
The image featured Beyoncé naked, save for a red, white, and blue a sash bearing the family name Beyincé.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
His middle name, Valentine, is a family name: Kevin's late father was Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr., while his older brother, comic Gary Valentine, uses the moniker as part of his stage name.
—Anna Myers, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
After one of those incidents — which occurred during a November game against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena — Westbrook indicated that perceived disrespect of his family name often plays a role in his being involved in such altercations.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
This isn’t the first time Beyoncé has incorporated her family names in her ventures.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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