family name

Example Sentences

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The Epstein scandal threatens to deepen a divide among the descendants at a time when the two remaining banks bearing the family name are increasingly in competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

At the Islam Qala crossing point in Herat province, western Afghanistan, Talibshah, who did not to give his family name, said he had been working in agriculture northwest of Tehran.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

For Chávez, it represents a chance to reclaim his lost place, to prove that his lineage is not just a family name but legitimate talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens