Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
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During a panel at 90s Con in Hartford on Friday, the brothers Lawrence — whose real last name is Mignogna — reflected on sacrificing their family name to get ahead in Hollywood.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The cousins become unwittingly involved in a local election, with opposing factions trying to use their family name for leverage.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
His daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio, riding on her family name, was elected Vice President in 2022 in a landslide victory alongside President Marcos Jr., himself the son of a former dictator who ruled the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
My husband is also upset about future grandchildren carrying on a different family name.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The cousins become unwittingly involved in a local election, with opposing factions trying to use their family name for leverage.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
His daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio, riding on her family name, was elected Vice President in 2022 in a landslide victory alongside President Marcos Jr., himself the son of a former dictator who ruled the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
My husband is also upset about future grandchildren carrying on a different family name.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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