How to Use last name in a Sentence

last name

noun

• His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
• Fans in the audience screamed out the star’s last name.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
• Musk asked Zilis if her twins might like to take his last name.
  — Paul Glader, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
• Though some still doubt that claim, his son changed his last name too.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• As a teacher, I am known more by my last name than my first.
  — Elana Rabinowitz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
• His last name, Eiden, is the third-fastest riser on the boy name list.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 May 2024
• Jon Hamm puts his last name to good use in a new campaign.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
• In the photos, Pratt posed with his son, who wore a jersey with their last name on the back.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Groom wants to take her last name.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and ZIP code.
  — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
• Saul asked me not to use his last name, which isn’t uncommon.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
• The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
• Among them is Asma, who declined to give her last name.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
• Danielle Jonas doesn't mind flexing her last name every once in a while.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• The front breast features an Eiffel Tower, while the back boasts his last name.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 31 July 2024
• As soon as he was cast, the top priority for Chacon was to change his last name from the one in the book.
  — Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
• Beshear is the kind of a name that is the last name of Kentucky’s current governor, Andy Beshear.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
• As People reported, Shiloh isn’t the first of their kids to drop Pitt from their last name.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
• Elisa, who prefers not to share her last name for privacy, looks at the crowd around her at the Toronto protest.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2023
• Rob had his last name legally changed from Cummings to Zombie in 1996, and when the pair wed, Sheri took the name as well.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
• Broccoli doesn’t have a last name, silly. Knock, knock.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
• Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri is going by a new last name.
  — Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
• Just ask Alex and Christian Birkenstock, the brothers behind the shoes that share their last name.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
• This was the case for Natalie, 22, from New York, who prefers to keep her last name private.
  — Susan Akyeampong, refinery29.com, 26 July 2024
• The camp also asked that her last name be withheld for safety.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
• At one point, Maya compliments the class for not teasing Abbey about her last name, Ho.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• The 58-year-old declined to provide her last name out of concern for her safety.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
• But Molly, a 41-year-old runner who asked to have her last name withheld, wasn’t so lucky.
  — Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024