"last name" meaning in English

See last name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-last name.wav [Canada] Forms: last names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} last name (plural last names)
  1. Synonym of surname, a person's family name. Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: surname [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-last_name-en-noun-9tRMyka8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for last name meaning in English (1.5kB)

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