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Definition of: surname
(sûr′nām′) noun
A name subjoined to a given or Christian name; hence, a family name.
—v.t. (sûr′nām′, sûr·nām′) ·named, ·nam·ing To give a surname to; call by a surname. [Alter. of obs. surnoun <OF surnom <sur- above, beyond + nom a name <L nomen, -inis; infl. in form by NAME]
—sur′·nam′er noun
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