How to Use last name in a Sentence

last name

noun

• His first name is John and his last name is Smith.
• This is the first time her last name has appeared in the press.
  — Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
• Fans in the audience screamed out the star’s last name.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
• Musk asked Zilis if her twins might like to take his last name.
  — Paul Glader, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
• As a teacher, I am known more by my last name than my first.
  — Elana Rabinowitz, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
• Jon Hamm puts his last name to good use in a new campaign.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
• In the photos, Pratt posed with his son, who wore a jersey with their last name on the back.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Groom wants to take her last name.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Saul asked me not to use his last name, which isn’t uncommon.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023
• Among them is Asma, who declined to give her last name.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
• Danielle Jonas doesn't mind flexing her last name every once in a while.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• As soon as he was cast, the top priority for Chacon was to change his last name from the one in the book.
  — Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
• Elisa, who prefers not to share her last name for privacy, looks at the crowd around her at the Toronto protest.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2023
• Rob had his last name legally changed from Cummings to Zombie in 1996, and when the pair wed, Sheri took the name as well.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
• Broccoli doesn’t have a last name, silly. Knock, knock.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
• Just ask Alex and Christian Birkenstock, the brothers behind the shoes that share their last name.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
• At one point, Maya compliments the class for not teasing Abbey about her last name, Ho.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• The 58-year-old declined to provide her last name out of concern for her safety.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
• Jeyson asked The Times to withhold his last name out of fear for his family’s safety.
  — Andrea Castillostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• Ramiro, whose last name has not been released, survived.
  — Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
• The Post did not use her last name out of concern for her security.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
• Nickey, who feels safer withholding her last name, is one of them.
  — Allen Arthur, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
• The Inglorious Batters wore blue T-shirts with their logo in the front and ironed-on numbers and last names on the back.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• Scott, 48, who spoke on the condition that his last name not be used, stood near a panting English Lab.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
• Behind Enrique, who declined to give his last name, there was a series of makeshift dwellings.
  — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Before long, her son had a second dad, a second last name, and two younger sisters.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• The victim has not been identified by name; Goodlett said his last name is Puckett.
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2023
• None of the teenage writers’ last names are being used to protect their privacy.
  — Dua Anjum, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023
• The truck was registered to a woman with Staron’s last name in Harford County.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2023
• The remaining 43 percent of pubs that lacked a first or last name are a bit of an amalgamation.
  — Carson Terbush, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024