Thesaurus results for LAST NAMES

last names

noun

plural of last name

as in surnames

a name shared by members of a family please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form

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Recent Examples of last names Fathers’ last names in Hollywood seem to be becoming quite a burden. — Alessia Ferri, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 Everything changed a few weeks later when the registrar called to confirm details about her son’s last name, which differs from both parents’ legal last names. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The nonprofit founded by Stan Karter, Jerry Temaner and Gordon Quinn (the name is an amalgam of the founders’ last names) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Three of them sported clear blue lettering on their backs, noting their last names and schools. — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 McHale and Dempsey's characters are both Mark but have different last names. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026 Three of the fans — who identified themselves as Mohsen, Mehrdad and Amir, but declined to give their last names — later told The Athletic that stadium officials did not give them a reason for taking the banners. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The property that eventually evolved into the resort was first home to industrialist Henry Flagler's fishing camp, an exclusive retreat for guests with last names like Rockefeller and Roosevelt—particularly convenient to access thanks to Flagler's Overseas Railroad. — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 The other people in my village/town/field—coming and going from their own peaceful tasks that are also their last names (baking, milling, cart … ing? — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

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This insularity causes the same surnames to show up over and over in public records from Followers communities in Idaho, and, just as happened in the faith’s earlier generations, the sprawling Followers families tend to intermarry.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2019, his great-nephews Albert and Lawrence Lewitinn (their surnames are spelled differently than the artist’s) inherited about 1,000 of the artist’s works.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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There’s no rule banning an heir from naming their child after a color or city, but using oft-traditional family names lends historical weight to a future ruler from the day they’re born.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Others have kept family names with local ties, like Wade Ford and Curry Honda.

— Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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