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

So for me to be able to get it was a good feeling for everyone in that journey - that my family name can have that senior cap to it.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

About 111 million of the voting A shares are mostly in the family name.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

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

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

A family name alone was enough to place someone in the pecking order.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times