Term Gallery logo

Meanings of last name in English

Portuguese
apelido
Catalan
cognom
Spanish
apellido

The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

        apelido
        Usage of last name in English
        1
        Room number and last name used to authenticate to the hotel's network
        Hacking: the next generation
        2
        Dimplez: No one in my family calls me by my last name.
        Ebony
        3
        They spoke on condition their last name would not be made public.
        Reuters
        4
        She'd definitely heard that last name before, she just couldn't remember where.
        Stolen heat
        5
        I'm not sure you ever mentioned her last name before, did you?
        Midnight caller
        6
        Sorry, I'm having a hard time coming up with the last name.
        Eye of vengeance
        7
        She almost complimented the Realtor on finally getting her last name right.
        Happiness key
        8
        She has no last name, so don't ask her what it is.
        The Complete Rama Omnibus
        9
        Ambrose felt almost despairing as he heard in vain the last name.
        The Armourer's Prentices
        10
        He said his name was Yngve, but didn't give his last name.
        Firewall
        11
        Leigh is actually my middle name and Bush is my last name.
        Ebony
        12
        Does Jeb Bush think his last name entitles him to the presidency?
        Reuters
        13
        Has your last name been a help or hindrance in your career?
        Reuters
        14
        It's life-threatening for me, she said, declining to give her last name.
        Reuters
        15
        He whispered the last name, and with a shriek the lady fainted.
        Family Pride; Or, Purified by Suffering
        16
        Maybe Turnquist's his first name and he doesn't have a last name.
        The burglar who painted like mondrian
        This collocation consists of:
        Translations for last name
        Catalan
        cognom
        Spanish
        apellido
        Last name through the time
        Last name across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        Australia
        Common
        New Zealand
        Common
        More variants