Last Name
WordNet
noun
(1) The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
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Usage notes
- A last name is so called because it is in English written last, after the given names. However, in many other languages and cultures this name precedes the given name; in these cases, the terms surname or family name are more appropriate.
See also
- first name, forename, given name
- personal name