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family name

NOUN
surname
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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

She gave her son an American name followed by a Korean personal name followed by the family name.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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