LAST NAME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does last name mean? 

• LAST NAME (noun)
  The noun LAST NAME has 1 sense:

1. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

  Familiarity information: LAST NAME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAST NAME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

cognomen; family name; last name; surname

Hypernyms ("last name" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "last name"):

maiden name (a woman's surname before marriage)

 Context examples 

The last name was written in pencil, and Amy explained that he was to rewrite it in ink and seal it up for her properly.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The first letters of the person's first name, middle name, and last name.

(Person Initials, NCI Thesaurus)

Person's first and last name and the connection to the party.

(Person Info, NCI Thesaurus)