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surname

noun as in family name

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Singh is a common surname in the Sikh community, and none of the people mentioned in this story are related.

South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so.

From BBC

When joining Cremonese in the summer, Floriani Mussolini said he was "here to play football", adding: "My surname bothers other people more than me."

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Andrew, who did not give his surname, travelled from Wigan for the event.

From BBC

The Sheriff's Office said she had explained the discrepancy by claiming she had recently got married and had changed her surname.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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