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surname

[sur-neym, sur-neym, sur-neym] / ˈsɜrˌneɪm, ˈsɜrˌneɪm, sɜrˈneɪm /
NOUN
family name
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"The Akhal-Teke is a wonderful sport horse," a retired vet, 66-year-old Sapargeldy, told AFP at the prize ceremony, declining to give his surname.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

You can see all of these below - listed in alphabetical order by each candidate's surname.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Into this chaos walks a man with an iron fist, a famous surname and zero tolerance for insubordination.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The Hepburn surname was an affectation of her father’s, which she later adopted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In memory of that occasion, the child was named Jean Le Rond, and he eventually took the surname d’Alembert.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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