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SURN-aym/ˈsɜːneɪm/

Your surname is your family name — British English. First name (or given name) is the name your parents chose; last name means the same as surname. Fill in your surname on a form. In Sara Ali, Sara is the first name and Ali is the surname.

Meaning

Your family name (British).

Examples

• “My surname is Khan.”
• “Please write your surname in capital letters.”
• “We have the same surname.”

Good to know

surname = family name (British). Contrast: first name. Also: last name.

Near in meaning

last name, family name

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