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family name

noun as in surname

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But there were clues: A tattoo with a family name.

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And presenting Black characters whose family names predate the Declaration of Independence is practically unheard of.

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Our last names got lost, and people just thought of the band names as our family names, like the Ramones!

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Both have responded to jabs from outside groups, with Grijalva being accused of running on her family name.

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The author said Winn was her maiden name, and she disliked her first name of Sally and decided to use her family name Raynor as a pen name.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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