How to Use family name in a Sentence

family name

noun

• Her family name is Smith.
• The family named their Elf Elfis and has had him for five years.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2017
• The draw of the family name has helped keep Kennedy’s campaign afloat.
  — Kim Geiger, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• There were no Wellington sons to pass on the family name.
  — Sean Wellington, Essence, 30 Aug. 2019
• Wooten used to be on the Beebe football staff, and the field carries his family name.
  — Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2021
• This idea of shadow and light is a play on this family name.
  — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2022
• For much of the race, Mr. Kennedy shied away from running on his family name.
  — Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2020
• In China, the share of women who pass down their family name is on the rise.
  — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
• With the family name on the wine label, there is more pride and craft in the winemaking.
  — Liz Thach, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• In the final days of his campaign, the Bush team embraced the idea of heralding the family name.
  — Ashley Killough, CNN, 21 Apr. 2018
• The family name was spelled Brod and pronounced like the slang term for a woman, which made young Eli the butt of many jokes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• The eight Ellington families named in the lawsuit are asking the court to void the notices.
  — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 May 2018
• My family name on the back of the jersey, that’s very important to me.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• The simplest ones say icon inaugural ’24 on the back and the family name on the front.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2024
• Stan Jensen lives and farms on a road that carries his family name.
  — Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
• The Sirmons don’t let the family name get in the way during UW practices.
  — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2020
• Aaluk is a family name for his wife and co-captain, Bernadette Adams.
  — Alex Demarban, Alaska Dispatch News, 11 Oct. 2017
• Charlotte went so far as to change the family name to Pickford.
  — Nancie Clare, Los Angeles Magazine, 20 Feb. 2018
• Think of Simon and his beef with his dad and his hatred of his family name.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Dec. 2020
• The Flynn family name has been a fixture in Deer Park for decades.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
• His father, Lou, who ran a ladies clothing store called the Towne Smart Shop, changed the family name.
  — Rick Schultz, Variety, 2 July 2024
• Their brand Leoni Farms is a tribute to her family name.
  — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 2 May 2018
• The family names and histories of clans were familiar to all on all sides of the knife.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
• Vega-Albela leased the space and gave it his family name in 2003.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• Last year, Bailey held up the Bridgerton family name and was the only star to attend the Met Gala.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• Plaques are like putting your family name on a lowrider.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
• Both of the missing headstones were engraved with the same family name.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2019
• The two grapes share a family name because the two grapes are related.
  — Gar Joseph & Marnie Old, Philly.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• Some people use nicknames that mean something to them, like an obscure family name.
  — Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 22 July 2024
• Thomas tried to separate himself from the family name to find his own success, but still plays a few of his grandfather’s songs for sentimental reasons.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024