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last name

last name

noun

  1. another term for surname
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of last name1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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It's standard practice for teachers to dictate how students address them: First name or last name?

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Jake, who did not give his last name, said Tuesday's action is the first in what he described as "civil disobedience".

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“Everything we owned and gathered over 35 years was hauled away in like three trucks,” said Eitan, a Palisades man who declined to give his last name.

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A year and a half after meeting, Nick and I exchanged vows in Marina del Rey, and I adopted his unpronounceable last name.

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“I’m worried about Social Security, too, because nobody can predict what the president is going to do,” said Julie, a Wisconsin resident who is partially retired and declined to give her last name.

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