surname
Inherited family designation
A surname is a family name, the part of a person's name shared with relatives and passed down through generations: Her surname is Rodriguez.
In most Western cultures, the surname comes last, following given names.
To surname someone is to give them a family name, though this verb is rare.
Also called a last name or family name.
Name from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
double-barreled · née · eponym · nomenclature · appellation · designation
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
descent · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · progeny · dynasty · clan
Name from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- occupationalRelated to one's work
- locativeCase indicating place
- descriptivePortraying with specific details
ornamental · aristocratic · noble · compound · anglicized · transliterated
Formal union between partners
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- adoptionLegal family formation
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
naturalization · maiden · assumed · restoration · hyphenation · blending · portmanteau
Shared cultural heritage group
- originStarting point or source
- homelandOne's native land
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- cultureCollective social practices
traditions · nationality · ethnic · regional · indigenous · diaspora · migration · assimilation
patronymic
Name from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
- bynameSecondary name or epithet
hyphenated · double-barreled · née · eponym · nomenclature · appellation · designation
genealogy
Study of family descent
family tree · descent · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · progeny · dynasty · clan · kinship
patronymic
Name from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- occupationalRelated to one's work
- locativeCase indicating place
descriptive · ornamental · aristocratic · noble · compound · anglicized · transliterated
marriage
Formal union between partners
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- adoptionLegal family formation
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
immigration · naturalization · maiden · assumed · restoration · hyphenation · blending · portmanteau
ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage group
culture · traditions · nationality · ethnic · regional · indigenous · diaspora · migration · assimilation · identity
Kim
Brief personal moniker
García · Müller · Johansson · Tanaka · Kowalski · O'Brien · MacDonald · clan names · tribal names
- namesgiven names, first names, names, last names, nicknames
- family historygenealogy, ancestry, ancestor, ancestors, descendant
- Ancestry.comfamily tree, DNA test, DNA kit, ancestry, relatives
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinship ties
- identifiersidentifier, title, rank, license, permit
- birthrightancestry, bloodline, heredity, parentage, pedigree
surnamefirst name
Personal name, not surname
forename · given name · Christian name · personal name · baptismal name
- common surnameWidely shared family name
- French surnamesHereditary family names from France
- English surnamesLast names from England
- Irish surnameAncestral name from Ireland
- Scottish surnameHighland family designation
- German surnameFamily name from Germany