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last name

NOUN
family name
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Still, Bill refused to offer his last name.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Cookie Glatzel, who identifies as nonbinary, kept their last name after marrying their wife.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Anticipating that his digital footprint would create potential social and economic obstacles for him, Paul changed his last name.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

“I used to listen to Dodger games on it under my pillow,” said the auction’s consignor, a man named David who asked to have his last name withheld because of privacy concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

It was the last name of the five brothers in the Mahabharata poem.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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