surname
noun
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a first name or given name; family name.
surnamed
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past participleof surname.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof surname.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
surnamenounthe name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a first name or given name; family name.
Example Sentences
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The officer, surnamed Bu, was arrested earlier this month after he was accused of prematurely closing cases on the popular holiday island Jeju and lying to missing persons' families.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"The government reports make it sound absolutely terrifying, panicking everyone, right?" said another breakfast shop owner in Keelung surnamed Li, upset at the loss of business from the storm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
On recruiting websites, a seafarer surnamed Wang posted that he was recently on the Catalina 7 between last May and this March, traveling between Southeast Asia and China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
In Beijing, a man surnamed Liu had worked for 15 years collecting map data for a Chinese tech company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Margaret was the only daughter of the Archduke Maximilian, afterwards King of the Romans, and Emperor of Germany, by Mary of Burgundy, only daughter and heiress of Charles, Duke of Burgundy, surnamed the Bold.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Eleanor E. Tremayne
