family name

Example Sentences

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Others, however, suggest Brooklyn is spoiled, has taken advantage of the family name himself, and shouldn't post on social media about his desire for privacy.

From BBC

Mr. Tuck traces the family names of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum to these and other nearby towns where they had not existed before A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal

They have family names and their own personal ambitions at stake.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon