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last name

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noun

surname(def 1).

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RELATED WORDS

surname, cognomen

Nearby words

last judgment, last knockings, last laugh, have the, last mile, last minute, last name, last of the mohicans, the, last out, last post, last quarter, last resort

Origin of last name

First recorded in 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for last name

last name

noun

another term for surname (def. 1)
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