surname

Example Sentences

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There wasn’t even an appearance from anyone with the surname Trump.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

A search for his surname on the DOJ website returns over 2,000 results, though many of those are duplicates, and Elkholy said the files show he only met Epstein 10-12 times over a 10-year period.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Ansar Allah’s informal name, Houthis, comes from the surname of the late political and religious leader, Hussein Badreddin Houthi.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

An StB file from 1982 bears the Slovak-born Babis's signature under the alias "Bures", a fairly common surname.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Every now and then he recognized a surname that, like Abbott, he had met at Hogwarts.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling