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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 weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The Coretta Scott King Classic is the first sporting event associated with the King family name.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
The new champion went on to declare that his name was no longer Clay; black-American surnames were often inherited from the family names of white slaveholders.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Arza suggested that after the family of Carl F. Slade, for whom the park is named, opposed the proposal in a letter, the school might reconsider plans to remove the family name from the gymnasium building.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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