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surname - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'surname' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Surname [ n.]
- A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name.
- An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen.
2 . Surname [ v. t.]
- To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to.