last name
noun
last names
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pluralof last name.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The most common solution is to hyphenate their last names or keep their own last names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Filipino first and last names are a mix of English and Spanish inherited from its former colonisers the US and Spain.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
None who did want to be identified by their last names, which is remarkable given that this is a story about trying to adopt cats and kittens, not spilling state secrets.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
The family asked not to use their last names to protect her privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
A thing about me and Wainscotting was, we always called each other by last names.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
