surname
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An earlier version of this article incorrectly said his surname is McKinny.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
He would later take his mother's surname for his professional career, one that lasted decades and saw him appear both on the stage and on the screen.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
It was only in the second half of 1777, Mr. Overhoff writes, that Frederick learned to spell Washington’s surname correctly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Three others, aged 6, 7 and 10, share a surname with Shanequia Trenshell Pugh, who married Elkins in 2024, court records show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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
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