last name
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of last name
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Blanca, who chose not to provide her last name, is a mother who regularly visits the market at Central Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He later took the last name of his then-stepfather, William Manson.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I've never felt like my last name reflected the love that encompasses my life," Hannah says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"I had a surge of patriotism and wanted to change my documents and get a Tajik first and last name, without the '-ov' ending," Alisher Rustamov, a Tajik who works in Russia, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
But the site won’t look for anyone without a last name, so I try Jett Hooperman.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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