Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
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The club championship board boasts its fair share of the family name, too.
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Just like her brothers, Rani was given a family name.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
His family name, going way back to Spain, was originally Cantenys before it got shortened.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
And Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy cashed in on the family name by selling beer.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Just like her brothers, Rani was given a family name.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
His family name, going way back to Spain, was originally Cantenys before it got shortened.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
And Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy cashed in on the family name by selling beer.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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