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 dark cloud of negativity engulfing the revered family name… This serves only to alienate him from his father, family and the public.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Using a mother's maiden name as a baby's middle name, like Hardy and his wife Caleigh Ryan recently did, is becoming a more common way to carry on a family name.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
Donatella Versace is stepping down as chief creative officer of the influential fashion house that bears her family name after nearly three decades.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Donatella Versace is stepping down as chief creative officer of the influential fashion house that bears her family name after nearly three decades.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Using a mother's maiden name as a baby's middle name, like Hardy and his wife Caleigh Ryan recently did, is becoming a more common way to carry on a family name.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
Donatella Versace is stepping down as chief creative officer of the influential fashion house that bears her family name after nearly three decades.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Donatella Versace is stepping down as chief creative officer of the influential fashion house that bears her family name after nearly three decades.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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