surname
noun [ C ]
formal us
/ˈsɝː.neɪm/ uk
/ˈsɜː.neɪm/ (US usually last name); (UK also second name)Meaning of surname in English
(Definition of surname from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
surname | Intermediate English
surname
noun
us
/ˈsɜr·neɪm/Examples of surname
surname
He had lived up to his family's accidental surname.
From NPR
In other words, we took a perfectly legitimate word, someone's surname, and decided to turn it into a dirty word.
From TIME
He asked not to be identified by his surname.
From New York Post
Then she realizes her surname came from her father, and wonders, is she his property?
From ABC News
This evidence allowed her to begin to establish a link between the two families, despite the disparate surnames.
From Slate Magazine
And still another claimed to hold three degrees, each with a different surname.
From TIME
Yes, it's the protagonist's surname, but it's also a terrible pun using the words rock and hard.
From Ars Technica
Both asked me not to use their surnames.
From The New Yorker
Plaintiffs plead only that some of them share the same surname, but not first name, as two of the characters in the movie.
From Hollywood Reporter
Voters get a blank slip of paper, and they write the surname of the candidate of their choice on it.
From NPR
Young people migrate to cities, and while some eventually return, others with different surnames have moved in too.
From The Seattle Times
They look to places that are important to them, positive words in the dictionary, and surnames.
From USA TODAY
The two-day old baby girl has one thing her parents shed long ago, though -- a surname.
From ABC News
Few of his colleagues know his first name let alone his surname -- and that's the way he wants to keep it.
From TIME
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आडनाव / कुटुंबाचे शेवटी लिहिले जाणारे नाव…
名字, 姓, 姓（せい）…
soyisim, soyadı…
nom [masculine] (de famille), patronyme [masculine], nom de famille…
cognom…
achternaam…
உங்கள் குடும்பத்தின் மற்ற உறுப்பினர்களுடன் நீங்கள் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளும் பெயர், கடைசி பெயர்…
उपनाम, वह नाम जिसे आप अपने परिवार के अन्य सदस्यों के साथ साझा करते हैं, अंतिम नाम…
અટક…
efternavn…
efternamn…
nama keluarga…
der Nachname…
etternavn [neuter], etternavn…
قبائلی, خاندانی نام…
прізвище…
фамилия…
ఇంటిపేరు…
كُنْية…
পদবী, উপাধি, যে নামটি আপনি আপনার পরিবারের অন্যান্য সদস্যদের সাথে শেয়ার করেন…
příjmení…
nama keluarga…
นามสกุล…
họ…
nazwisko…
성…
cognome…
