1. (noun)surname, family name, cognomen, last name the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) Synonyms: nickname, byname, last name, surname, sobriquet, cognomen, family name, moniker, soubriquet
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'surname'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. surname Name in the most general sense, signifying the word by which a person or thing is called or known, includes all other words of this group; in this sense every noun is a name; in the more limited Synonyms: name, agnomen, denomination, prenomen, surname, appellation, designation, style, title, cognomen, epithet