family name

Example Sentences

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By coincidence, a museum worker had noticed that family name on a suitcase and the museum was able to piece together details about the family.

From Seattle Times

Anderson’s offensive attempt at humor about someone’s family name while doing on-air highlights, obviously, is insulting on its own, regardless of the ethnicity or origin of the person talked about.

From Seattle Times

During his news conference, Mr. Comer acknowledged that Hunter Biden would have been far from the first relative of a president or vice president to try to make money off the family name.

From New York Times

Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said Joe Biden's relatives had used the family name to enrich themselves, and the president was "involved".

From BBC

Windsor is his family name, as well as that of the castle west of London where on Sunday evening Charles and his family celebrated the coronation with a star-studded concert.

From New York Times