surname

Christophe, a 47-year-old carpenter and former Yellow Vest protester who did not give his surname, said he was indignant after seeing what he viewed as police brutality against teenagers in recent weeks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Earlier this month, a court in Seoul sentenced the director - who has only been identified by his surname Kim - to 15 years in prison.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Its name is a portmanteau of Leitz—the surname of its then-owner—and camera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"I felt utterly useless," the man, who gave only his surname, Park, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Fannv worked in the Bottling Room, and her surname was also Crowne.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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

Hannah says she had no emotional connection to her previous surname, and it often confused people when she would use two surnames in different contexts.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Family surnames can also change from one generation to the next, as many anglicised their name when they moved south of the border.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Due to the nature of their work, BBC Wales was asked not to use staff surnames.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

And that students with Spanish surnames be admitted in greater numbers to colleges.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

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

In Beijing, a man surnamed Liu had worked for 15 years collecting map data for a Chinese tech company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

History.—The line of Hesse-Cassel was founded by William IV., surnamed the Wise, eldest son of Philip the Magnanimous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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

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