last name

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Corrections & Amplifications The last name of Majda Ruge, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, was given incorrectly in one instance as Ruige in an earlier version of this article.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

"It is the last two letters of my last name, after all."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

"When my younger daughter told me about it on the phone, and then sent me a screenshot of the file, I was quite surprised," said Corinna, who asked that AFP not use her last name.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

You’ll need to input your last name, birth date, the house number of your residential address and ZIP Code.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

I don't even think she knows my last name.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse