Look up: surname

1. surname
   [n] - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member`s given name)
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2. surname
   attribute type which specifies the linguistic construct which normally is inherited by an individual from the individual`s parent or assumed by marriage and by which the individual is commonly known Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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3. Surname
   Sur'name` noun [ Prefix sur + name ; really a substitution for Middle English sournoun , from French surnom . See Sur- , and Noun , Name .] 1. A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/250
   
   
4. Surname
   Sur·name' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Surnamed ; present participle & verbal noun Surnaming .] [ Confer French surnommer .] To name or call by an appellation added...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/250
   
   
5. surname
   family name noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member`s given name)
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6. Surname
   • (n.) An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen. • (v. t.) To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to. • (n.) A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name.
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7. surname
   name added to a `given` name, in many cases inherited and held in common by members of a family. Originally, many surnames identified a person by his ... [1 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/190
   
   
8. surname
   surname 1. The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name). 2. That name which identifies someone as belonging to a particular family and that he or she has in common with other members of that family. 3. A nickname or epithet added to a person's name.
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9. Surname
   A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In some Western world countries, it is commonly called "last name". In all Western countries in North and South America as well as Europe, a surname is placed a...
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10. SURNAME
    A person's last name
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