Thesaurus:surname

Thesaurus

surname

English

Noun

Sense: a name that indicates to which family a person belongs

Synonyms

• cognomen (uncommon)
• family name
• last name
• surname
• to-name

Hyponyms

• cognomen (historical)
• eponym (archaic)
• nomen (historical)
• occupational surname

Hypernyms

• name    [⇒ thesaurus]
• anthroponym

Holonyms

• full name    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• aftername
• aneponymous (uncommon)
• surnameless

Further reading

• “564. nomenclature” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “surname” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.