Definition of Surname

the last name one shares with his or her family

Examples of Surname in a sentence

His last name wasn’t very common in the area, and only a few other families shared his surname.  🔊

Lilly is likely to get a new surname when she is officially adopted by her foster parents.  🔊

Please write your surname first and your first name last so we can alphabetize the tests by last name.  🔊

To explore our family’s history, we searched for known relatives with the same surname as ours.  🔊

When their daughter got married, she changed her surname to match her husband’s.  🔊

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