Meaning of last name in English
(Definition of last name from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
last name | Intermediate English
His first name is Julio, but I can’t remember his last name.
Examples of last name
last name
Try exploring how it is that only one person in a classroom is called by her last name.
From Huffington Post
He spoke on the condition that his last name not be used.
From New York Daily News
Out of respect for their daughter's privacy, the couple chose not to publish the family's last name.
From New York Daily News
The recipient won't see your last name, and most certainly won't know or remember the name of your business.
From Huffington Post
He asked to not share his last name because of the stigma tied with being homeless.
From NPR
And it's not just a coincidence of sharing the last name.
From Wired
The first three letters of his first name and the first three letters of his last name are both well-known military abbreviations.
From NPR
Layered on top of this indignity, my last name is basically impossible to spell or pronounce.
From The Atlantic
One family instructed three boys to memorize a fictitious last name to complicate efforts to find their real parents.
From CBS News
He requested that his last name not be published in case he's deported and is sought out by the gangs.
From USA TODAY
Of all respondents surveyed, less than half said a man should be allowed to take his wife's last name after marriage.
From Huffington Post
He had played the role for years but it was important to him for it to be official, she wears his last name proudly!
From Huffington Post
She asked that her last name be withheld to protect her privacy.
From NOLA.com
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आडनाव…
名字, 名字（みょうじ）, ＝ 名字…
soyadi, soyad…
nom [masculine] (de famille), patronyme [masculine], nom de famille…
cognom…
achternaam…
உங்கள் குடும்ப பெயர், நீங்கள் முறையான சூழ்நிலைகளில் அல்லது உங்களுக்கு நன்கு தெரியாத நபர்களுடன் பயன்படுத்துகிறீர்கள்…
कुलनाम…
અટક, શાખ…
efternavn…
efternamn…
nama keluarga…
der Nachname…
etternavn [neuter], etternavn…
نام کا آخری حصہ…
прізвище…
фамилия…
చివరి పేరు/ ఆఖరి పేరు…
كُنْية…
পদবি…
příjmení…
nama keluarga…
นามสกุล…
họ…
nazwisko…
성…
cognome…
