Definition of surname in English:

surname

noun ˈsəːneɪmˈsərˌneɪm

1A hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a forename or given name.
姓
he changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin
Example sentencesExamples
- About 1,000 years ago, surnames began to evolve as a hereditary means of identifying people.
- Generally, though, I have no problem with children having the father's surname.
- Most villages employed a smith and it became the most common surname in England.
- His first cousin is the town clerk, and his surname appears on the local Civil War monument.
- Wu then adopted the child, who had her surname changed to Wu and currently lives with her biological mother.
- Consider that President James Folk's surname was pronounced with two syllables for another example of the problem.
- At least half of them share the same surname.
- Most people referred to him as such because they were unable to pronounce his surname.
- Many people who have Hispanic surnames are not Hispanic.
- By my rough count, 64 of the 525 possessed Hispanic surnames.
- He never uses his real surname and does not intend to do so.
- Yet except for ethnic companies, dancers with Hispanic surnames are still rare in U.S. ensembles.
- He had refused to stick with his father's surname when his parents got divorced.
- I knew he was proud to say it because it was his mother's surname.
- For instance, quite different Irish surnames seem to have dominated Philadelphia.
- Initially, a child is almost always given his father's surname.
- The most common surname, not surprisingly, is Smith, with 165,000 listed.
- She's the daughter of a rich white businessman with a hyphenated surname.
- They were only known by their surnames and their husbands' surnames.
- People usually use both their father's and their mother's surnames, in that order.
Synonyms
family name, last name, patronymic
1. 1.1archaic A name, title, or epithet added to a person's name, especially one indicating their birthplace or a particular quality or achievement.
  〈古〉（尤指表示出生地，特殊品质或成就的）别名；绰号
  Simeon of the pillar, by surname Stylites
  高柱上的西门，别名柱头修士。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not long after their arrival there, Mateo was referred to by another title - his surname changed from Ortega to DiBaena, in reference to their home town.

verb ˈsəːneɪmˈsərˌneɪm

[with object]

Give a surname to.
给…姓氏；给…起别名
Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us
埃迪·彭哈姆（意为书法爱好者）的别名起得真恰当，他刚为我们手书了个标语牌子呢。
Example sentencesExamples
- The cruel neighbour, surnamed Hao, did not regret his actions.
- A woman surnamed Chen in her 40s said she always suffered from a headache after a prolonged shopping expedition.
- According to a survivor surnamed Liu, who was then shopping on the second floor, there was no fire alarm in the building.
- The retired man surnamed Chen entered his home on August 12 to hear the sound of his daughter's mobile phone ringing.
- The first in line, a boy surnamed Ip, said he got there at 7am.
- One of the two victims, a man surnamed Jin, was rescued.
- In 1995, the hospital gave the woman surnamed Ren a transfusion, after she lost a large amount of blood during childbirth.
- The patient, a 31-year-old researcher surnamed Yang, had worked at the lab.
- The writer, a real estate expert surnamed Lou, said people should take more care before making such purchases.
- On Monday afternoon, a patient surnamed Wang was told by a woman who claimed to be the doctor on duty that he should have an operation at once.
- The student surnamed Zhang decided to postpone employment for a few years by taking up post-graduate studies.
- A little over 10 years ago, this island was rented by two brothers surnamed Yang from Xiangshan County.
- The man I followed was surnamed Hudao and he was always very cheerful.
- A man surnamed Wang planned to fly from Shanghai to Cairo on September 13 and booked the ticket more than two weeks in advance.
- Compared with Wang, another student surnamed Peng is even luckier.
- One citizen, surnamed Xie, said he was driving along Hutai Lu at midnight on December 10 last year and stopped at a red light.
- A neighbour surnamed Xie called the police, who then evacuated all residents in the building and sealed off the area.
- ‘It is common sense to get vaccinated if you are bitten by a dog,’ said a local woman surnamed Min.
- A man in his 50s surnamed Wang spent three days in one agency.
- An old man surnamed Zhang who bought seven chairs on special offer said he hadn't imagined finding so many customers.

Origin

Middle English: partial translation of Anglo-Norman French surnoun, suggested by medieval Latin supernomen.

Definition of surname in US English:

surname

nounˈsərˌneɪmˈsərˌnām

1A hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.
姓
Example sentencesExamples
- Most villages employed a smith and it became the most common surname in England.
- Most people referred to him as such because they were unable to pronounce his surname.
- Many people who have Hispanic surnames are not Hispanic.
- By my rough count, 64 of the 525 possessed Hispanic surnames.
- For instance, quite different Irish surnames seem to have dominated Philadelphia.
- People usually use both their father's and their mother's surnames, in that order.
- Yet except for ethnic companies, dancers with Hispanic surnames are still rare in U.S. ensembles.
- Wu then adopted the child, who had her surname changed to Wu and currently lives with her biological mother.
- At least half of them share the same surname.
- About 1,000 years ago, surnames began to evolve as a hereditary means of identifying people.
- She's the daughter of a rich white businessman with a hyphenated surname.
- His first cousin is the town clerk, and his surname appears on the local Civil War monument.
- Generally, though, I have no problem with children having the father's surname.
- The most common surname, not surprisingly, is Smith, with 165,000 listed.
- He had refused to stick with his father's surname when his parents got divorced.
- I knew he was proud to say it because it was his mother's surname.
- Consider that President James Folk's surname was pronounced with two syllables for another example of the problem.
- He never uses his real surname and does not intend to do so.
- Initially, a child is almost always given his father's surname.
- They were only known by their surnames and their husbands' surnames.
Synonyms
family name, last name, patronymic
1. 1.1archaic A name, title, or epithet added to a person's name, especially one indicating their birthplace or a particular quality or achievement.
  〈古〉（尤指表示出生地，特殊品质或成就的）别名；绰号
  by his successes there, he acquired the surname of “the African.”
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not long after their arrival there, Mateo was referred to by another title - his surname changed from Ortega to DiBaena, in reference to their home town.

verbˈsərˌneɪmˈsərˌnām

[with object]

Give a surname to.
给…姓氏；给…起别名
Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us
埃迪·彭哈姆（意为书法爱好者）的别名起得真恰当，他刚为我们手书了个标语牌子呢。
Example sentencesExamples
- Compared with Wang, another student surnamed Peng is even luckier.
- ‘It is common sense to get vaccinated if you are bitten by a dog,’ said a local woman surnamed Min.
- The patient, a 31-year-old researcher surnamed Yang, had worked at the lab.
- The man I followed was surnamed Hudao and he was always very cheerful.
- The first in line, a boy surnamed Ip, said he got there at 7am.
- One citizen, surnamed Xie, said he was driving along Hutai Lu at midnight on December 10 last year and stopped at a red light.
- A woman surnamed Chen in her 40s said she always suffered from a headache after a prolonged shopping expedition.
- According to a survivor surnamed Liu, who was then shopping on the second floor, there was no fire alarm in the building.
- One of the two victims, a man surnamed Jin, was rescued.
- A man in his 50s surnamed Wang spent three days in one agency.
- On Monday afternoon, a patient surnamed Wang was told by a woman who claimed to be the doctor on duty that he should have an operation at once.
- In 1995, the hospital gave the woman surnamed Ren a transfusion, after she lost a large amount of blood during childbirth.
- A little over 10 years ago, this island was rented by two brothers surnamed Yang from Xiangshan County.
- The student surnamed Zhang decided to postpone employment for a few years by taking up post-graduate studies.
- The retired man surnamed Chen entered his home on August 12 to hear the sound of his daughter's mobile phone ringing.
- The cruel neighbour, surnamed Hao, did not regret his actions.
- An old man surnamed Zhang who bought seven chairs on special offer said he hadn't imagined finding so many customers.
- The writer, a real estate expert surnamed Lou, said people should take more care before making such purchases.
- A neighbour surnamed Xie called the police, who then evacuated all residents in the building and sealed off the area.
- A man surnamed Wang planned to fly from Shanghai to Cairo on September 13 and booked the ticket more than two weeks in advance.

Origin

Middle English: partial translation of Anglo-Norman French surnoun, suggested by medieval Latin supernomen.

词汇	surname
释义	Definition of surname in English: surname noun ˈsəːneɪmˈsərˌneɪm 1A hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a forename or given name. 姓 he changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin Example sentencesExamples About 1,000 years ago, surnames began to evolve as a hereditary means of identifying people. Generally, though, I have no problem with children having the father's surname. Most villages employed a smith and it became the most common surname in England. His first cousin is the town clerk, and his surname appears on the local Civil War monument. Wu then adopted the child, who had her surname changed to Wu and currently lives with her biological mother. Consider that President James Folk's surname was pronounced with two syllables for another example of the problem. At least half of them share the same surname. Most people referred to him as such because they were unable to pronounce his surname. Many people who have Hispanic surnames are not Hispanic. By my rough count, 64 of the 525 possessed Hispanic surnames. He never uses his real surname and does not intend to do so. Yet except for ethnic companies, dancers with Hispanic surnames are still rare in U.S. ensembles. He had refused to stick with his father's surname when his parents got divorced. I knew he was proud to say it because it was his mother's surname. For instance, quite different Irish surnames seem to have dominated Philadelphia. Initially, a child is almost always given his father's surname. The most common surname, not surprisingly, is Smith, with 165,000 listed. She's the daughter of a rich white businessman with a hyphenated surname. They were only known by their surnames and their husbands' surnames. People usually use both their father's and their mother's surnames, in that order. Synonyms family name, last name, patronymic 1.1archaic A name, title, or epithet added to a person's name, especially one indicating their birthplace or a particular quality or achievement. 〈古〉（尤指表示出生地，特殊品质或成就的）别名；绰号 Simeon of the pillar, by surname Stylites 高柱上的西门，别名柱头修士。 Example sentencesExamples Not long after their arrival there, Mateo was referred to by another title - his surname changed from Ortega to DiBaena, in reference to their home town. verb ˈsəːneɪmˈsərˌneɪm [with object] Give a surname to. 给…姓氏；给…起别名 Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us 埃迪·彭哈姆（意为书法爱好者）的别名起得真恰当，他刚为我们手书了个标语牌子呢。 Example sentencesExamples The cruel neighbour, surnamed Hao, did not regret his actions. A woman surnamed Chen in her 40s said she always suffered from a headache after a prolonged shopping expedition. According to a survivor surnamed Liu, who was then shopping on the second floor, there was no fire alarm in the building. The retired man surnamed Chen entered his home on August 12 to hear the sound of his daughter's mobile phone ringing. The first in line, a boy surnamed Ip, said he got there at 7am. One of the two victims, a man surnamed Jin, was rescued. In 1995, the hospital gave the woman surnamed Ren a transfusion, after she lost a large amount of blood during childbirth. The patient, a 31-year-old researcher surnamed Yang, had worked at the lab. The writer, a real estate expert surnamed Lou, said people should take more care before making such purchases. On Monday afternoon, a patient surnamed Wang was told by a woman who claimed to be the doctor on duty that he should have an operation at once. The student surnamed Zhang decided to postpone employment for a few years by taking up post-graduate studies. A little over 10 years ago, this island was rented by two brothers surnamed Yang from Xiangshan County. The man I followed was surnamed Hudao and he was always very cheerful. A man surnamed Wang planned to fly from Shanghai to Cairo on September 13 and booked the ticket more than two weeks in advance. Compared with Wang, another student surnamed Peng is even luckier. One citizen, surnamed Xie, said he was driving along Hutai Lu at midnight on December 10 last year and stopped at a red light. A neighbour surnamed Xie called the police, who then evacuated all residents in the building and sealed off the area. ‘It is common sense to get vaccinated if you are bitten by a dog,’ said a local woman surnamed Min. A man in his 50s surnamed Wang spent three days in one agency. An old man surnamed Zhang who bought seven chairs on special offer said he hadn't imagined finding so many customers. Origin Middle English: partial translation of Anglo-Norman French surnoun, suggested by medieval Latin supernomen. Definition of surname in US English: surname nounˈsərˌneɪmˈsərˌnām 1A hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name. 姓 Example sentencesExamples Most villages employed a smith and it became the most common surname in England. Most people referred to him as such because they were unable to pronounce his surname. Many people who have Hispanic surnames are not Hispanic. By my rough count, 64 of the 525 possessed Hispanic surnames. For instance, quite different Irish surnames seem to have dominated Philadelphia. People usually use both their father's and their mother's surnames, in that order. Yet except for ethnic companies, dancers with Hispanic surnames are still rare in U.S. ensembles. Wu then adopted the child, who had her surname changed to Wu and currently lives with her biological mother. At least half of them share the same surname. About 1,000 years ago, surnames began to evolve as a hereditary means of identifying people. She's the daughter of a rich white businessman with a hyphenated surname. His first cousin is the town clerk, and his surname appears on the local Civil War monument. Generally, though, I have no problem with children having the father's surname. The most common surname, not surprisingly, is Smith, with 165,000 listed. He had refused to stick with his father's surname when his parents got divorced. I knew he was proud to say it because it was his mother's surname. Consider that President James Folk's surname was pronounced with two syllables for another example of the problem. He never uses his real surname and does not intend to do so. Initially, a child is almost always given his father's surname. They were only known by their surnames and their husbands' surnames. Synonyms family name, last name, patronymic 1.1archaic A name, title, or epithet added to a person's name, especially one indicating their birthplace or a particular quality or achievement. 〈古〉（尤指表示出生地，特殊品质或成就的）别名；绰号 by his successes there, he acquired the surname of “the African.” Example sentencesExamples Not long after their arrival there, Mateo was referred to by another title - his surname changed from Ortega to DiBaena, in reference to their home town. verbˈsərˌneɪmˈsərˌnām [with object] Give a surname to. 给…姓氏；给…起别名 Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us 埃迪·彭哈姆（意为书法爱好者）的别名起得真恰当，他刚为我们手书了个标语牌子呢。 Example sentencesExamples Compared with Wang, another student surnamed Peng is even luckier. ‘It is common sense to get vaccinated if you are bitten by a dog,’ said a local woman surnamed Min. The patient, a 31-year-old researcher surnamed Yang, had worked at the lab. The man I followed was surnamed Hudao and he was always very cheerful. The first in line, a boy surnamed Ip, said he got there at 7am. One citizen, surnamed Xie, said he was driving along Hutai Lu at midnight on December 10 last year and stopped at a red light. A woman surnamed Chen in her 40s said she always suffered from a headache after a prolonged shopping expedition. According to a survivor surnamed Liu, who was then shopping on the second floor, there was no fire alarm in the building. One of the two victims, a man surnamed Jin, was rescued. A man in his 50s surnamed Wang spent three days in one agency. On Monday afternoon, a patient surnamed Wang was told by a woman who claimed to be the doctor on duty that he should have an operation at once. In 1995, the hospital gave the woman surnamed Ren a transfusion, after she lost a large amount of blood during childbirth. A little over 10 years ago, this island was rented by two brothers surnamed Yang from Xiangshan County. The student surnamed Zhang decided to postpone employment for a few years by taking up post-graduate studies. The retired man surnamed Chen entered his home on August 12 to hear the sound of his daughter's mobile phone ringing. The cruel neighbour, surnamed Hao, did not regret his actions. An old man surnamed Zhang who bought seven chairs on special offer said he hadn't imagined finding so many customers. The writer, a real estate expert surnamed Lou, said people should take more care before making such purchases. A neighbour surnamed Xie called the police, who then evacuated all residents in the building and sealed off the area. A man surnamed Wang planned to fly from Shanghai to Cairo on September 13 and booked the ticket more than two weeks in advance. Origin Middle English: partial translation of Anglo-Norman French surnoun, suggested by medieval Latin supernomen.
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