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family name

noun

  1. the hereditary surname of a family.
  2. a given name frequently used in a family.


family name

noun

  1. a surname, esp when regarded as representing the family honour
  2. a first or middle name frequently used in a family, often originally a surname
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of family name1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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“You have kids, and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children. . . it just means so much to go, ‘This is our family name. Our little family name.’

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The famous financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank which bears his family name after an investigation into sexual misconduct in 2003, it has emerged.

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It listed crofters by their formal names and also their family name or nickname.

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There are challenges that come with a famous family name though.

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The couple also wanted to share the production business they ran together, and other assets, as a couple, so they asked Prinn's parents to adopt Chakkrit officially, giving him the same family name.

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