family name
Example Sentences
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"If I were to sacrifice that family name, it would be a betrayal of everything my mother has done for me."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
They ultimately changed their surname to match their wife’s, deciding that sharing one family name mattered more than preserving their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The paternal great-grandmother of goalie Matt Turner fled religious persecution in Lithuania, with his Jewish ancestors changing their family name from Turnovski to Turner when they arrived at Ellis Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Michel, an 87-year-old resident, who also did not want to give his family name, recalled the "police checks" and "blocked roads" during the ayatollah's stay.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
"Your family name is long enough for a song?"
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
