Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
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Donatella Versace is stepping down as chief creative officer of the influential fashion house that bears her family name after nearly three decades.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Another likeness to New Orleans lies in the traces of Italian immigrant history, including the infamous family name on the storefront at Maceo Italian Spices and Imports.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
In an interview published on Monday, Markle spoke to People magazine about the special significance behind their family name.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
The elder Cinzano had sold the remaining 50 percent of his family’s eponymous Vermouth and sparkling-wine brand when his own father died in a car accident in 1989, and his son’s first line item in starting a new project was to use his family name on the bottle, which was easier said than done.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Another likeness to New Orleans lies in the traces of Italian immigrant history, including the infamous family name on the storefront at Maceo Italian Spices and Imports.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
In an interview published on Monday, Markle spoke to People magazine about the special significance behind their family name.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
The elder Cinzano had sold the remaining 50 percent of his family’s eponymous Vermouth and sparkling-wine brand when his own father died in a car accident in 1989, and his son’s first line item in starting a new project was to use his family name on the bottle, which was easier said than done.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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