last name

Example Sentences

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Alana H., who asked not to use her last name, said she wasn’t even bothering to vote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

His son returned, but Sameh, who declined to share his last name for fear of retribution, stayed behind to provide for the family.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

ProPublica is withholding her last name because she fears being deported.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

People "hear my last name and know that I am of French descent and they make a false connection to the European tropes of a Parisian lifestyle".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Around two o’clock in the afternoon, John met up with his friends, the four Williams boys: Charles and Lawrence were brothers; Paul and Eugene just happened to have the same last name.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield