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Get to know Surname better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like cognomen or name. In Dutch this translates to achternaam.

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Surname in a sentence

Related words

Surname | Surnames | Surnamed

Surname meaning

  1. The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
  2. Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.
  3. Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.

Synonyms of Surname

family name cognomen last name name

Related words

Other words often associated with Surname or its synonyms:

sanction appellation constitute sobriquet refer reputation designation personage byname appoint moniker identify

Surname vertaling naar Nederlands

achternaam familienaam

Using Surname

  • The main meaning on this page is: The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s). | Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement. | Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.
  • Useful related words include: family name, cognomen, last name, name.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: achternaam, familienaam.
  • In the example corpus, surname often appears in combinations such as: the surname, his surname, her surname.

Context around Surname

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

judge 3× paternal 1× maternal 1× spanish 1× either 1× double 1× same 1× official 1× dollar 1× original 1×

Often after:

may 2× maternal 1× dcj 1× aside 1× pure 1× dollar 1× showing 1× hill 1× mccoy 1× muygridge 1×

Sentence patterns with Surname

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a spanish surname does not 1× as their surname for example 1× aside his surname 1× assumed the surname of jones 1× bastards a surname showing their 1× change their surname to any 1× choose either surname or the 1× drop the surname dollar surname 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a turkish on 1× as with westerosi 1× but as per 1× children take the 1× he went to 1× his father had 1×

Common sentence endings:

aside his surname 1× de la cruz 1× denote spanish ancestry 1× father s surname 1× for inferior courts 1× former japanese royalty 1×

Words around Surname

Just before it in the word index:

surmounts 2 surmounting 13 surmounted 50 surmountable 12 surmount 39 surmoulage 3

Just after it in the word index:

surnamed 20 surnames 168 suro 5 suroor 8 suros 3 surovikin 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

affiliation 498 billing 498 concession 498 dice 498 forgive 498 forums 498

Corpus analysis for Surname

  • In this selection, "surname" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, judge, paternal, maternal, may, maternal and dcj stand out and add context to how "surname" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a spanish surname does not and as their surname for example. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "surname" sits close to words such as affiliation, billing and concession, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with surname

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But as per the employee, her surname and her son's surname was different. (14 words)

A Turkish on Thursday said he is desperate to drop the surname ‘dollar’ surname because he was being teased. (19 words)

There are a bunch of reasons why Naruto's official surname should be Namikaze, which is his father's surname. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Children take the mother's surname as their middle name, followed by their father's as their surname; for example, a son of Juan de la Cruz and his wife Maria Agbayani may be David Agbayani de la Cruz. (39 words)

As with Westerosi customs to give bastards a surname showing their origins,sfn illegitimate children born in the Westerlands are given the surname Hill.sfn Casterly Rock Casterly Rock was inspired by the Rock of Gibraltar (pictured). (37 words)

Singer, songwriter, record producer, performer and actor, the multifaceted personality Armaan Malik has always believed in keeping his surname aside and working on his own craft in creating a name for himself keeping aside his surname. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Because of this implementation of Spanish naming customs (given name -paternal surname -maternal surname) in the Philippines, a Spanish surname does not necessarily denote Spanish ancestry.

Judges of the District Court and the other statutory courts are referred to as "His/Her Honour Judge Surname" in speech, and "Surname DCJ" or "Judge Surname" in writing.

The parents may choose either surname or the double surname for their children, but all siblings must share the same surname.

There are a bunch of reasons why Naruto's official surname should be Namikaze, which is his father's surname.

Singer, songwriter, record producer, performer and actor, the multifaceted personality Armaan Malik has always believed in keeping his surname aside and working on his own craft in creating a name for himself keeping aside his surname.

So now we have a significant portion of the population with the surname "Pure/Core Turk" (Öztürk) and its variations (my surname Özcan included).

A Turkish on Thursday said he is desperate to drop the surname ‘dollar’ surname because he was being teased.

But as per the employee, her surname and her son's surname was different.

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As with Westerosi customs to give bastards a surname showing their origins,sfn illegitimate children born in the Westerlands are given the surname Hill.sfn Casterly Rock Casterly Rock was inspired by the Rock of Gibraltar (pictured).

Children take the mother's surname as their middle name, followed by their father's as their surname; for example, a son of Juan de la Cruz and his wife Maria Agbayani may be David Agbayani de la Cruz.

For those whose surname may indicate Chinese ancestry, analysis of the surname may help to pinpoint when those ancestors arrived in the Philippines.

He went to Fredericksburg to arrange the affairs of his brother, who had died there without leaving any relatives; and about this time he assumed the surname of Jones, in addition to his original surname.

His father had been born with the surname McCoy, but took the surname of his adoptive parents, neighbors who adopted him after his own parents had died within a year of each other.

However, persons may change their surname to any surname that has ever been used by their ancestors if they can prove such claim.

In 1855, in the United States, he used the surname "Muygridge".sfn After he returned from Britain to the United States in 1867, he used the surname "Muybridge".

In legal contexts, they are referred to as "His/Her Honour" and "the Honourable Justice Surname" (for judges of superior courts) or "his/her Honour Judge Surname" (for inferior courts).

Instead of creating their own family name, some cheonmins appropriated their masters’ surname, while others simply took the most common surname and its bongwan in the local area.

Michael Campbell is also living in the UK, but no longer in the entertainment industry and whilst his real surname is Jackman, he went by his stepfather's surname of Campbell while on YTT.

Nowadays, a woman's legal surname does not change upon marriage, though she can use the husband's surname socially.

Some of Uda's grandchildren were granted the surname Minamoto (Minamoto is the most used surname for former Japanese royalty.).

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Common combinations with surname

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "surname" in a sentence?
An example: "Because of this implementation of Spanish naming customs (given name -paternal surname -maternal surname) in the Philippines, a Spanish surname does not necessarily denote Spanish ancestry." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "surname" from authentic English texts.
What does "surname" mean?
Surname means: The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
What are synonyms of "surname"?
Common synonyms of "surname" include: family name, cognomen, last name, name.
What is "surname" in Dutch?
"surname" translates to Dutch as: achternaam, familienaam.
How many example sentences with "surname" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "surname", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.