Thesaurus results for FAMILY NAME

family name

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a name shared by members of a family searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website

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Recent Examples of family name His family name, going way back to Spain, was originally Cantenys before it got shortened. —

Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 And Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy cashed in on the family name by selling beer. —

Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 His family name is a recognizable one Magyar comes from a family of prominent conservatives in Hungary, according to EuroNews. —

Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 Another famous family name in Kabuki is Danjuro, whose name succession for the 13th Danjuro happened in 2022. —

ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for family name

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This story has been corrected to show that the spelling of the secretary of state's surname in one reference should be Raffensperger, not Raffesperger.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Kristine and Matt, who don’t share their surname publicly, have been on YouTube since 2011, when Kristine uploaded a video of her twin toddler boys putting themselves to bed.

— Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026