last name

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Names and titles
A.N. Other
age
aka
alias
appellation
forename
form of address
given name
good name
identity
pet name
place name
pseudonym
pseudonymity
pseudonymous
unchristened
under the name ofidiom
unidentified
unnamed
untitled

family name | American Dictionary

family name
noun
us/ˈfæm·ə·li ˌneɪm, ˈfæm·li/
your last name

Examples of family name

family name
Many readers will already express surprise at my familyname appearing in the middle of my list of names.
It is also likely that the story of the ascetic's curse is introduced in order to discredit rival claimants to the familyname.
Often a letter is dropped from the familyname or the village of origin is used.
The familyname of an individual could change when he (or she) became household head or when he (or she) retired.
What is evident, however, is that the perpetuation of the familyname was always desired.
This definition shows why different theories share 'consequentialism' as their familyname.
Therefore, as the ie system evolved, the familyname and burial site began to assume a symbolic status in the succession.
Furthermore, tradition does not prevent the child(ren) of such couples from inheriting the familyname.
Accordingly, manufacturers named their outlets after the factory, which was more often than not their own familyname.
Others were an intrinsic part of the village for a while and then, perhaps, their members left or produced no sons to continue the familyname.
During the stage of their lifecourse when they were reproducing, bearing sons to continue the familyname was an important consideration and strongly influenced their reproductive choices.
When it was the ' familyname ' (as it is referred to in the data) that was inherited, this does not seem to have been the situation.
We all know what an enormous amount a familyname has to do with one's feelings.
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