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surname

sur·name

UK/ˈsɜːˌneɪm/ US/ˈsɝˌneɪm/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English surname, a partial calque of Old French surnum, surnoun (“surname; nickname”) (whence Middle English surnoun), from Late Latin supernōmen, suprānōmen (“surname”), from super- (“over, above, beyond”) and nōmen (“name”), equivalent to sur- + name.

Phrases

  • occupational surname
  • Wiktionary appendix of surnames

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