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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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.
—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.
—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.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
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Paul Scheffer, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
As the audience chanted his family name, Noboa wore a slightly pained smile.
—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.
—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.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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