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surname noun a family name or last name, as opposed to a forename or Christian name. Also called last name. verb (surnamed, surnaming) 1 to give a specified last name. 2 to be called by a specified last name.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from sur-1 + name 1, modelled on French surnom.