surname
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Elliott devised a system and kept refining it until, in 2009, he, Fremont, Morrison and other Rand researchers published a paper laying out Bayesian Surname Improved Geocoding.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2016
Q. Surname Apostrophe Battle: I have been married for four years and my new last name has an apostrophe.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2015
The less full-on monsters, such as Peter and Judith Surname, who constantly complained about their holidays from hell, were better.
From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2011
Surname, sur′nām, n. a name over and above the Christian name: the family name.—v.t. to call by a surname.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Why how now my Frenchified captain Fowlweather? by Cods ludd thy Surname is never thought upon here, I perceive heeres nobody gives thee any commendations.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
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