Synonyms of last name

last name

noun

as in surname

a name shared by members of a family

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Synonyms & Similar Words

• surname
• family name
• maiden name
• married name
• sobriquet
• soubriquet
• epithet
• cognomen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of last name

Bill, who agreed to offer an inside look of his world as long as his last name was kept private, begins counting the deaths. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025

After the divorce, Charlotte kept Mike’s last name and the top half of the building; Mike sold the bottom half, and, in 1969, moved abroad to be the European editor of the Voice. —Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

The teen seemingly distanced herself even further from the Mission Impossible actor by dropping his last name. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

Lynch, who has died just a few days shy of his 79th birthday, was so extraordinary that fairly early in his career, his last name became the foundation of a descriptive adjective. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025