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- Word comparison: surname vs. maiden name
surname vs. maiden name
noun
- Also called last name. the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a first name or given name; family name.
- a name added to a person's name, as one indicating a circumstance of birth or some characteristic or achievement; epithet.
verb (used with object)
surnamed, surnaming.
- to give a surname to; call by a surname.
noun
- a woman's surname before her marriage.