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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