family name

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Noun family name has 1 sense

surname, family name, cognomen, last name - the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
--₁ is a kind of name
--₁ has particulars: maiden name

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Family Name

Noun: A surname or last name shared by members of a family.

Example sentence: The Smith family name has been passed down through generations.

Noun: The name used to identify a family as a whole.

Example sentence: The Johnson family name has a long history in this town.

Noun: A name of a woman's family before marriage.

Example sentence: She preferred to keep her family name after getting married.

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