last name

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

last name (plural last names)

1. A surname.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• family name, surname
• See also Wikisaurus:surname

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• first name, forename, given name
• personal name