family name

as in surname
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 There are a few family names recorded in the archive alongside those of the Lynches: Bowman, Brown, Floyd, Hall, Williams. April White, JSTOR Daily, 17 Feb. 2025 The weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light. The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 The Coretta Scott King Classic is the first sporting event associated with the King family name. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025 The new champion went on to declare that his name was no longer Clay; black-American surnames were often inherited from the family names of white slaveholders. Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family name

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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20name. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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