last name
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
last name (plural last names)
- One's family name; surname.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
- The term last name is more common in the United States, surname in the British Isles.
Synonyms[edit]
- family name, surname
- See also Thesaurus:surname
Translations[edit]
surname — see surname