How to Use last name in a Sentence

last name

noun

• His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
• The jacket, as seen on the video, had Lane’s last name on it.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
• Fans in the audience screamed out the star’s last name.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
• Musk asked Zilis if her twins might like to take his last name.
  — Paul Glader, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
• Though some still doubt that claim, his son changed his last name too.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• Many in Hildale are related and share the same last name.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
• As a teacher, I am known more by my last name than my first.
  — Elana Rabinowitz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
• His last name, Eiden, is the third-fastest riser on the boy name list.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 May 2024
• Jon Hamm puts his last name to good use in a new campaign.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
• In the photos, Pratt posed with his son, who wore a jersey with their last name on the back.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Groom wants to take her last name.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and ZIP code.
  — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
• Saul asked me not to use his last name, which isn’t uncommon.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
• Once there, plug in your first initial, last name, county and date of birth.
  — Kristal Dixon, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
• The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
• Among them is Asma, who declined to give her last name.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
• Danielle Jonas doesn't mind flexing her last name every once in a while.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• The front breast features an Eiffel Tower, while the back boasts his last name.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 31 July 2024
• As soon as he was cast, the top priority for Chacon was to change his last name from the one in the book.
  — Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
• Beshear is the kind of a name that is the last name of Kentucky’s current governor, Andy Beshear.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
• Gould and Gilligan had no grand plan for the character, who didn’t even have a last name for a while.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2022
• As People reported, Shiloh isn’t the first of their kids to drop Pitt from their last name.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
• Elisa, who prefers not to share her last name for privacy, looks at the crowd around her at the Toronto protest.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2023
• Rob had his last name legally changed from Cummings to Zombie in 1996, and when the pair wed, Sheri took the name as well.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
• Broccoli doesn’t have a last name, silly. Knock, knock.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
• Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri is going by a new last name.
  — Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
• Lorena agreed to speak on the condition that her last name not be used and her child not be identified.
  — Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
• Cheney herself has not used the attorney's last name publicly since around 2000.
  — Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024