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surname

[sur-neym, sur-neym, sur-neym] / ˈsɜrˌneɪm, ˈsɜrˌneɪm, sɜrˈneɪm /
NOUN
family name
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The family also received incorrect information about how to make a complaint and on another occasion were sent a form for another family with the same surname.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For many fans outside Mexico, the surname Ochoa is synonymous with the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Jade, who did not want her surname published, is 36 and lives in Halesworth.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Her surname is recognized across the Andean nation.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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