surnoun

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• surname — early 14c., name, title, or epithet added to a person s name, from sur above (see SUR (Cf. sur )) + NAME (Cf. name); modeled on Anglo Fr. surnoun surname (early 14c.), variant of O.Fr. surnom, from sur over + nom name. An O.E. wor …   Etymology dictionary

• surname — noun 1》 a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a forename. 2》 archaic a descriptive or allusive name, title, or epithet added to a person s name. verb give a surname to. Origin ME: partial translation of Anglo… …   English new terms dictionary

• surname — [sʉr′nām΄] n. [ME < sur (see SUR 1) + name, infl. by earlier surnoun < OFr surnom < sur + nom < L nomen,NAME] 1. the family name, or last name, as distinguished from a given name 2. a name or epithet added to a person s given name (Ex …   English World dictionary

• surname — n. & v. n. 1 a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a Christian or first name. 2 archaic an additional descriptive or allusive name attached to a person, sometimes becoming hereditary. v.tr. 1 give a surname to. 2… …   Useful english dictionary

• sur|name — «SUR NAYM», noun, verb, named, nam|ing. –n. 1. a last name; family name. A person shares his surname with all the other members of his immediate family, and he is identified by it as belonging to a particular family group. In the English speaking …   Useful english dictionary