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Meanings of family name in English

Russian
фамилии
Portuguese
apelido de família
Spanish
apellido
Catalan
cognoms

Part of a naming scheme for individuals, used in many cultures worldwide.

      фамилии
      Usage of family name in English
      1
      But that it retains her family name today was no mean feat.
      The Irish Times
      2
      The family refused to reveal their family name for fear of retaliation.
      Reuters
      3
      In 1765 he established the business that still bears his family name.
      The Irish Times
      4
      Peg and Cliff Small suit their family name: they lead small lives.
      The Irish Times
      5
      Yet she's refreshingly candid about the advantage her family name has offered.
      News.com.au
      6
      The feelings of others mean nothing, or their reputations, their family name.
      Wolf hall
      7
      Back on Latimer, my family name has historic links to the military.
      Broken angels
      8
      He smiles, at the thought of the Cromwells having a family name.
      Wolf hall
      9
      For the family name, a simple black line filled the allotted space.
      The Dream
      10
      It was the title and the family name-alwaysthat, and nothing else.
      The Moon Rock
      11
      The family name is forgotten, but the cult has chosen wisely, regardless.'
      Dancer’s Lament
      12
      His two sons abandoned the family name, and left the family residence.
      The Guilty River
      13
      Here the reversed bird denotes his family name or clan, the Crane.
      Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 1 / Essays on the Science o...
      14
      The family name is thought to have been different at that time.
      Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
      15
      I can promise as much as that for the family name, monsieur.
      Montlivet
      16
      Now if that was your family name we'd have it all here.
      Pomona's Travels / A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder...