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I asked him if he’d seen the post Eatherly had made prior to the shooting about how his child’s mother wants to change her son’s surname because of how Chud had tarnished it.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Tearing our hair out and burying ourselves in the ground -- that's not our way. We are optimists," Vadym, who declined to give his surname, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

They ultimately changed their surname to match their wife’s, deciding that sharing one family name mattered more than preserving their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Thirty-year-old Hannah - the BBC has agreed to not include her surname - whose eldest daughter starts secondary school in September, said branded school uniforms "really hit a hole in the budget".

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

When we marry, one spouse has to take the other’s surname, or both have to take a new one.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

While nearly 80% of women in opposite-sex marriages in the U.S. take on their spouse’s last name, others are turning to custom blended surnames, pitch decks or athletic tournaments to settle the debate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The Enthusiasm Society, whose members are known by their surnames, recruits Saxberger to join and sets about announcing itself to the world via an evening of performed monologues and poetry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Still, she adds, it is a cultural anomaly as even sons of unmarried women are usually given male surnames.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

But for those of us born with, well, unfortunate surnames, life can bring unique challenges.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

I’d write out my religious name in all kinds of script—Sor Mercedes— the way other girls were trying out their given names with the surnames of cute boys.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

"The government reports make it sound absolutely terrifying, panicking everyone, right?" said another breakfast shop owner in Keelung surnamed Li, upset at the loss of business from the storm.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

On recruiting websites, a seafarer surnamed Wang posted that he was recently on the Catalina 7 between last May and this March, traveling between Southeast Asia and China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

A handbag seller surnamed Zhuang told AFP that while her small stall had not been directly hit by Trump's tariffs, she "definitely" felt the ripple effects as price-conscious consumers pulled back on spending.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

“Whenever the situation escalates, they reiterate the warning,” said a seafarer surnamed Wang whose vessel—carrying liquefied natural gas—has been stuck at an anchorage northwest of Dubai for four weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Margaret was the only daughter of the Archduke Maximilian, afterwards King of the Romans, and Emperor of Germany, by Mary of Burgundy, only daughter and heiress of Charles, Duke of Burgundy, surnamed the Bold.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Eleanor E. Tremayne

Ney enlisted at eighteen in a hussar regiment, and gradually advanced step by step: Kleber soon discovered his merits, surnaming him “The Indefatigable,” and promoted him to be Adjutant-General when only twenty-five. 

From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Samuel Smiles

The Cossack chiefs celebrated his exploits, one of them surnaming him the "hetmann."

From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by M. (François) Guizot

I wonder if Sala was the native and surnaming town of that other Sala whose initials are G. A. S., and whose nature is 'ditto'?

From Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

Ney enlisted at eighteen in a hussar regiment and gradually advanced step by step; Kleber soon discovered his merits, surnaming him "The Indefatigable," and promoted him to be adjutant-general when only twenty-five.

From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Major A.R. Calhoon