last name
Example Sentences
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Cookie Glatzel, who identifies as nonbinary, kept their last name after marrying their wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That’s how Iván Barton described the moment he heard his last name called during the 2026 World Cup referee assignment meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Anticipating that his digital footprint would create potential social and economic obstacles for him, Paul changed his last name.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Max McCaffrey is the team’s new running backs coach, and his last name should be familiar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
She wanted to ask him why they were all strangers who shared the same last name.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
