A family name that is generally passed down from generation to generation (via males of the family in Western culture). Women, traditionally (but not quite so much these days) often adopt the surname of the man they marry.
In modern culture it's fine for a male to adopt the females surname (though not that common), for couples to hyphenate their existing surnames into a new surname eg. if mary jones marries john smith they may join their surnames to be jones-smith or... possibly, it's fine to just create a whole new name (also not that common). Most commonly it is fine for each person to keep their own surnames and then fight when the children come along as to whose surname the children will get.
Example forms part of the definition.
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The last name in a pair of names, used mainly for people's names.
Jack Michaelson's surname is Michaelson.
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your last name
michael goodburger's surname is "goodburger"
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The act of adding a surname to the phone contact of an ex after breaking up with them. Forms part of closure as usually only the bf/gf would be surname-less in an address book.
"Have you definitely finished it with Kylie then?"
"Yeah, it's official. I surnamed her this morning."
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An Irish surname going for years and years a joyce is loyal,true,courageous and hilariously funny , once you get talking to a joyce your bound to laugh
Oh look it’s ____ joyce surname that fool is great craic
Leeiwestein (Sometimes: Livestein, Levin) — The surname has Jewish and Russian roots, descended from the Russian surname Levin, from the palm plant Livestona, originating from Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Russian: Ливестеин, ударение: Ливесте́ин, читается как: Ливестэ́ин.
english: Leeiwestein, Sometimes: Livestein, ac (emph): Leeiwestе́in.
Leeiwestein — Surname, spelling forms in different languages.
My surname is Siko,somebody asked me do you know what your surname means he knew what the surname means but I couldn't ask him because I was shy and it was the first time I met him.Please tell me what the surname Siko means????😭😭
Do you know what the surname Siko means