last name

noun

Synonyms of last namenext
: surname sense 2

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Examples of last name in a Sentence

His first name is John and his last name is Smith. please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
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Like in Episode 2, where Penny, in an alternate universe, is with her former boyfriend Zack with no trace of her Big Bang husband Leonard, Bernadette does not have Howard’s last name and appears very much single. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 This story has been updated to correct the judge's last name to Biedscheid, not Biedcheid. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Max McCaffrey is the team’s new running backs coach, and his last name should be familiar. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 The sighting comes after Suri, who is studying musical theater at Carnegie Melon’s School of Drama, legally removed Cruise as her last name in Pennsylvania and changed her surname to Noelle, Katie’s middle name. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for last name

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of last name was in 1897

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