family name
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While trying to distance himself from one person who shares his family name, when it comes to his actual family, Patel has plenty of jokes of being too close to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The name Mavis is, in itself, a mashup, created by stitching together Marion, Vic and the Sorbaro family name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Keiko Fujimori's victory would mark the return of her family name to power, more than two decades after the fall of her father, former president Alberto Fujimori.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The paternal great-grandmother of goalie Matt Turner fled religious persecution in Lithuania, with his Jewish ancestors changing their family name from Turnovski to Turner when they arrived at Ellis Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
In America, the family name is called the last name.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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