surname

[US]/ˈsɜːneɪm/
[UK]/ˈsɜːrneɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. last name, family name
vt. give a nickname to, give a surname to

Example Sentences

he bore the surname Tiller.

Simeon of the pillar, by surname Stylites.

Alexander was surnamed “the Great”.

Her first name is Sheila and her surname is Kane.

In addition, the closure disdain Taurus 9, we all surnamed Jin, fratricide???

interview, a surname Sun owners to reporters yammer her lover experience.

He was always addressed by his surname with prefix of “Mr.”

Though they have the same surname, the two are not even distantly related) or of things through logical association (

Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us.

Got bead a surname, grow a rope joltily, the person that aboard expects goes his pull water instantly.

fourth,many nones honorific-indicated often added to surnames or names ;

Tradition has it that the household having one family name Meng has grown a Spanish gourd , bloom and bear fruit on roof surname is a household in dissepiment ginger.

Quentin Pan was the famous eugenicist in modern China.He did not argue simply against Marry-early,Intermarry and Same surname marry as some scholars declared.

The word "Knickerbocker", a Dutch surname, is used as a colloquial term for New Yorkers descended from the original Dutch settlers.

Real-world Examples

What's your surname, by the way? ”

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In fact, Jackson is most commonly a surname.

Source: The importance of English names.

How does he spell his surname?

Source: Cambridge BEC Intermediate Listening Past Papers (Volume 2)

Susan, I've often wondered why you've got a double-barrelled surname.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

Your surname is perilously close to Yodel.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

His surname, Ataturk, means " Father of the Turks" .

Source: Introduction to World Celebrities

Let's look at gender equality in surnames.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

And why is my surname snow?

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Okay, obviously, I'm not going to use the surname, I'm just going to use the first name.

Source: IELTS Writing Preparation Guide

Dropping the 'a' from his surname soon after arriving.

Source: Curious Muse

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