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I have lots of Scottish blood and know that my family name is Scottish. At my home in the States I have a tartan crest but, unfortunately, I do a terrible Scottish accent.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Meaning of "family name" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAMILY NAME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAMILY NAME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Family name is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAMILY NAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Family name

A family name is typically a part of a person's personal name which, according to law or custom, is passed or given to children from one or both of their parents' family names. The use of family names is common in most cultures around the world, with each culture having its own rules as to how these names are formed, passed and used. But the practice is not universal, with some cultures not using family names. Also, in most Slavic countries and in Greece, for example, there are different family name forms for male and female members of the family. Issues of family name arise especially on the passing of a name to a new-born child, on the adoption of a common family name on marriage, on renouncing of a family name and on changing of a family name. Most countries have laws requiring its citizens and those resident within its jurisdiction to have a family name. Traditionally in many European countries for the past few hundred years, it was the custom or law that a woman would on marriage use the surname of her husband and that children of a man would have the father's surname.

Definition of family name in the English dictionary

The definition of family name in the dictionary is a surname, esp when regarded as representing the family honour. Other definition of family name is a first or middle name frequently used in a family, often originally a surname.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAMILY NAME

family firm
family friend
family grouping
Family Health Services Authority
family hotel
family income supplement
family jewels
family life
family man
family men
family planning
family planning clinic
family practice
family practitioner
family room
family skeleton
family support
family therapy
family tree
family unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAMILY NAME

assumed name
big name
brand name
code name
domain name
file name
filename
first name
full name
given name
good name
household name
know by name
last name
maiden name
middle name
pen name
place name
screen name
stage name
trade name

Synonyms and antonyms of family name in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «family name» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAMILY NAME

Find out the translation of family name to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of family name from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «family name» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apellido
570 millions of speakers

English

family name
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पारिवारिक नाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسم العائلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фамилия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nome de família
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারিবারিক নাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nom de famille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

nama keluarga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

familienname
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가족의 이름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jeneng kulawarga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tên gia đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடும்ப பெயர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुटुंब नाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soyadı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cognome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nazwisko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прізвище
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nume de familie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επώνυμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

familie naam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efternamn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

familienavn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of family name

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILY NAME»

The term «family name» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILY NAME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «family name» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «family name» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about family name

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5 QUOTES WITH «FAMILY NAME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word family name.
1
Connie Chung
As the youngest, I wanted to be my father's son and perpetuate the family name.
2
Carson Daly
Carson is an old family name, though my grandma used to watch Johnny all the time and was crazy about him.
3
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
I have lots of Scottish blood and know that my family name is Scottish. At my home in the States I have a tartan crest but, unfortunately, I do a terrible Scottish accent.
4
Warren Kole
The ironic thing is I took Kole from a family name - we had a vote and they had a few names, but Kole won - and getting it spelled with a 'K' is a constant correction, too. I'll never not be Warren Blosjo; it's just my stage name.
5
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
The family name hasn't fostered my prospects - ever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAMILY NAME»

Discover the use of family name in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to family name and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marketing
If a firm sells most of its products in a few markets, a blanket family name might be more appropriate. However, if a firm's product lines differ appreciably — such as Swift and Company's Premium brand hams and Vigoro fertilizer — a family ...
Richard Sandhusen, 2000
2
Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological ...
As a family name from Franconia it derives from Bad Kissingen, seat of a Jewish community destroyed in 1298 and reconstituted during the Seventeenth Century. As a family name from other regions, however, the name belongs to a series of ...
Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer, Eva H. Guggenheimer, 1992
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The History and Antiquities of the Name and Family of ...
That many family names are borrowed from names 0 places, there being hardly a village in England which has not given rise to a family name. 2. That Kilbourne is the name of a village or hamlet near London, and Kilburn the name of two ...
Payne Kenyon KILBOURNE, 1856
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The Names of Plants
The splitting of the Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae into 27 new families was mentioned on pages 11-12, but the move towards standardization has required other family name changes. Family names The names of families are plural adjectives ...
D. Gledhill, 2008
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The International Survey of Family Law: 1997
1997 Andrew Bainham. generation households amongst the rural communities12 and here too there is a stronger tendency to continue the custom of the eldest son living with his parents after marriage and his wife taking care of them once ...
Andrew Bainham, 1999
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Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, ...
PART OF EVERY PERSON'S FAMILY HISTORY AND HERITAGE is the family name, or surname. What are its origins, what does it mean, and how was it formed? This chapter, obviously, cannot explore the meanings and origins of all Italian ...
Trafford R. Cole, 1995
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Theory and Typology of Proper Names
In this case, this is provided by the family name. A purely syntactic test is the possibility of omitting an element in the combination. In [first name + family name], it is clear that the family name can systematically be dropped since the first name is ...
Willy van Langendonck, 2007
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The HILL FAMILY GENEALOGY
The very first record of the family name HILL was found in Worchestershire, which is located in England. The Hill family traces their ancestral roots back to Norman origin before the year 1100. From here they branched and migrated, gaining ...
Lanette Hill, 2006
9
Family Life and Family Interests: A Comparative Study of the ...
32 This rule was challenged in a case where the father wanted to acknowledge his children, but also wanted them to keep their mother's family name although according to Art. 1:5, Section 2 of the BW (old) the children would automatically ...
Gerda A. Kleijkamp, 1999
10
Jewish Funerary Customs, Practices And Rites In The Second ...
Rāḥēl Ḥak̲lîlî. on the first inscription and proved by the second inscription where the father is recorded only by his nickname 'the Nazirite'. • The personal name is followed by a nickname, which is either the father's nickname or a family name, ...
Rāḥēl Ḥak̲lîlî, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAMILY NAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term family name is used in the context of the following news items.
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On the trail of a unique family name in Lewes history
On the trail of a unique family name in Lewes history. By Dennis Forney | Jul 10, 2015. Source: Delaware Public Archives Ernest Gooch worked for members of ... «Cape Gazette, Jul 15»
2
In 'Recorded in Hollywood,' Dolphin family's lore crosses over into …
The unusual family name, Jamelle said, comes from his great-grandfather's determination to transcend slave origins and escape the dangerous ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
My family was 'brought here in chains,' SC lawmaker says during …
"We know their original name was not Neal, that the family name at that time was DeVeaux. They were from a French-speaking colony in West ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Teen died after being hit by SUV
“This is a little raceway through here,” said Jason, who would not provide his family name for publication. He said the area to the east is a ... «Ottawa Sun, Jul 15»
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Objections roll in as erotic festival planned for County Down castle
She added, "Sir William is outraged that anyone should think that he would lower the name and dignity of the Hall Estate and family name ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
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5 Reasons to Merge Last Names When You Marry
If you're starting a new family by having or adopting a child, why not create a new family name? In the case of hetero reproduction, just as ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Last of 7 brothers to serve in WWII dies before highway naming …
Sam McCann, R-Carlinville, said plans for a dedication ceremony, which will unveil signs along the highway that don the Powell family name, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Intersection between trademark rights and naming rights
In a recent case a high-profile trademark consisting of a famous family name was infringed through use in the course of trade by someone with ... «International Law Office, Jul 15»
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EDITORIAL: 'Hail to the Redskins'
(Judge Lee has to do something about his family name lest he incur the wrath of the mob in its mindless frenzy.) Mr. Lee — a storied name, that ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
10
Jeb Bush to visit Louisiana on Saturday
Because of his family name and financial strengths, Stockley considers the former Florida governor to be one of the top Republican candidates ... «WWL First News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Family name [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/family-name>. May 2024 ».
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