Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
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In a fast-changing food retailing world, the company is banking on the family name — a staple in Stamford since the late 1920s — becoming a household name in Derby, Brookfield and even as far as Bristol.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
Ohio Rulli to fill Johnson seat: Michael Rulli, a Republican state senator whose family name is on grocery stores, won a special election to the 6th District seat that has been vacant since Rep. Bill Johnson resigned in January.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
At the top of their brief list of options was Jack, inspired by Aly's late grandfather on her mom's side, while Francis is a Ringer family name.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Mariko reveals that her family name is notorious throughout Japan, and that long ago a great injustice was done to her.
—Jesse Raub, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2024
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
Ohio Rulli to fill Johnson seat: Michael Rulli, a Republican state senator whose family name is on grocery stores, won a special election to the 6th District seat that has been vacant since Rep. Bill Johnson resigned in January.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
At the top of their brief list of options was Jack, inspired by Aly's late grandfather on her mom's side, while Francis is a Ringer family name.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Mariko reveals that her family name is notorious throughout Japan, and that long ago a great injustice was done to her.
—Jesse Raub, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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