surname | Definition of surname

Synonyms and Antonyms of surname

1 a name shared by members of a family

judging from your surname, I'd guess that your family is Italian

Synonyms of surname

family name, last name

Words Related to surname

maiden name, married name

cognomen, epithet, sobriquet (also soubriquet)

2 a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual

"da Vinci" was Leonardo's surname but not his family name, Vinci being the town near Florence where the great artist was born

Synonyms of surname

alias, byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet)

Words Related to surname

appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title

anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym