as in surname
a name shared by members of a family
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Recent Examples of last name
Romeo Bongiovi, which is the rocker’s real last name, posed with his famous dad at the commencement ceremony in a pic widely shared on social media.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
They were told about all sorts of benefits of joining, said Andrey, who did not want his last name, age or the name of his university published out of fear of potential repercussions for speaking about a sensitive security topic during the war.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The name Plourd is my last name.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Maybe the biggest recipient of vitriol is an 18-year-old named Slayr, whose real last name, thanks to cosmic fate, is McDonald.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
They were told about all sorts of benefits of joining, said Andrey, who did not want his last name, age or the name of his university published out of fear of potential repercussions for speaking about a sensitive security topic during the war.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The name Plourd is my last name.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Maybe the biggest recipient of vitriol is an 18-year-old named Slayr, whose real last name, thanks to cosmic fate, is McDonald.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last 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
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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
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But Coleman-Williams and his grandfather had talked about the family name and its significance many times over the years.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Charming, well-heeled, and dedicated to raising his daughters to honor the family name, Harris (Dallas) is a hard worker, a loyal husband, and stoic in the face of crisis.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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“Last name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20name. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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