Definition of "last name" []

• See surname. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "With the last name of Rumble, how could my editor, Brant Rumble, be anything but the perfect editor for my book?"
• "“Cathy Summers,” said Cathy, and I registered the last name dully in my head, crossing my arms and pressing my lips together as hard as I could."
• "Today, Janet Shearon Armstrong she retains the last name still resides in Utah."