Surname - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɜːrneɪm|  American pronunciation of the word surname
Brit.  |ˈsɜːneɪm|  British pronunciation of the word surname

noun

- the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) (syn: cognomen)

Extra examples

...judging from your surname, I'd guess that your family is Italian...

...“da Vinci” was Leonardo's surname but not his family name, Vinci being the town near Florence where the great artist was born...

William I had the surname❝the Conqueror❞

George surnamed (the) Boaster

Word forms

noun
singular: surname
plural: surnames
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