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Hilton, 57, was born in London to parents who fled conflict in their native Hungary during the 1956 uprising against the Soviet-controlled communist government and later anglicized their surname, Hircsák, to Hilton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

His surname has not been disclosed for legal reasons.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Jenny, a 50-year-old pharmaceutical worker who declined to give her surname, said that "businesses cannot possibly regulate themselves".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The letters were apparently signed with the first name Daniel, while his surname was kept anonymous, in line with German privacy rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

He did not know Kainene had talked to him from Pakistan and did not remember her ever mentioning a friendship with an army officer whose first name and surname were the same.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Family members, now also bearing surnames like Kellermann, Millhiser and Richards, had flown and driven in from all around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

This is particularly the case amongst the country's largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu - and has become a subject of debate and in some cases ridicule for the men with female surnames.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Wairimũ Mũkũrũ, a young Kikuyu cultural expert with a large social media following, says the rise of female surnames is largely down to the fact that single-mother families have become much more common.

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

Some had surnames stitched onto not only shorts and socks but training bras, too.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Ukrainian forces captured the two soldiers, surnamed Paek and Ri, in January 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Kwon's ex-wife, surnamed Lee, filed for divorce in November 2022, seeking half of his stake in Smilegate Holdings, now Smilegate, according to local media.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The officer, surnamed Bu, was arrested earlier this month after he was accused of prematurely closing cases on the popular holiday island Jeju and lying to missing persons' families.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Everyone is afraid of the severe weather and staying indoors, but I only came out because I have orders," a breakfast shop owner surnamed Tsai told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

I find that they were also surnamed Rossetti, and still better known under the name of Fiamminghini, derived from their father Riccardo, who came from Flanders to establish himself at Milan.

From The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Luigi Antonio Lanzi

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

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

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