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surname
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surname
(noun)
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surname
/
ˈ
sɚˌneɪm/
noun
plural
surnames
surname
/
ˈ
sɚˌneɪm/
noun
plural
surnames
Learner's definition of SURNAME
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:
the name that is shared by the people in a family
◊ In English, your surname comes after your first name and middle name.
She took her husband's
surname
when they got married.
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called also
family name
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compare
last name
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