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Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
Recent Examples on the Web
The author was Russian… Stalin’s Power THE official handbooks of the Soviets do not give Stalin's family name or the date of his birth.
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Paul Scheffer, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
As the audience chanted his family name, Noboa wore a slightly pained smile.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The Romney family name has been central to her career, to be sure, but not always in a good way.
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Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
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
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Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near family name
Cite this Entry
“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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