as in surname
a name shared by members of a family
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Recent Examples of last name
The president has called for doing away with voting by mail and wants to require every American voter to reregister with proof-of-citizenship documents that, according to election law experts, could disenfranchise married women who changed their last names, students and people of color.
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Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Hayden’s jersey has Karma in glittery gold letters instead of the traditional last name.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Implied in Huff’s Facebook post was that Zamora had a leg up because of her last name.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
Alice, who is in her early 60s and asked her last name not be used to protect her employment, needs to save her refund to pay her property taxes.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Hayden’s jersey has Karma in glittery gold letters instead of the traditional last name.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Implied in Huff’s Facebook post was that Zamora had a leg up because of her last name.
—Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
Alice, who is in her early 60s and asked her last name not be used to protect her employment, needs to save her refund to pay her property taxes.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last name
Noun
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From there, Harris took on his adoptive parents’ surname.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to a Wall Street Journal report, the surname of a survivor was left unredacted, enabling news outlets to identify her.—
Danielle Powell Cobb,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There is pride in the family name.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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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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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20name. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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