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surname

[sur-neym, sur-neym, sur-neym] / ˈsɜrˌneɪm, ˈsɜrˌneɪm, sɜrˈneɪm /
NOUN
family name
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Elliott devised a system and kept refining it until, in 2009, he, Fremont, Morrison and other Rand researchers published a paper laying out Bayesian Surname Improved Geocoding.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2016

Q. Surname Apostrophe Battle: I have been married for four years and my new last name has an apostrophe.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2015

The less full-on monsters, such as Peter and Judith Surname, who constantly complained about their holidays from hell, were better.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2011

There will be an Introduction ‘The Surname of Stevenson’ which has proved a mighty queer subject of inquiry.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

Surname conferred upon Lugh, the Sun-god, 113 Illyrians Celts conquer, 22 Immortality.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)




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