surname

Surname means the family or last name. (noun)

An example of a surname is Smith when the person's full name is John Smith.

See surname in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

transitive verb surnamed, surnaming

to give a surname to

See surname in American Heritage Dictionary 4

sur·name

noun

A name shared in common to identify the members of a family, as distinguished from each member's given name. Also called family name, last name.
A nickname or epithet added to a person's name.

transitive verb surnamed sur·named, surnaming sur·nam·ing, sur·names

To give a surname to.

Origin: Middle English, partial translation of Old French surnom : sur-, sur- + nom, name.

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