family name

Example Sentences

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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

There’s a family name next to this address.

From Literature

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

From Barron's

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