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surname

human name used in combination with given name(s) used to indicate association, often a family name or a name indicating place of origin
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surname

Summary

surname is a name particle[1]. surname is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • surname's instance of is recorded as name particle[3].
  • surname is a type of anthroponym[4].
  • surname is part of full name[5].
  • surname's Commons category is recorded as Surnames[6].
  • surname's said to be the same as is recorded as family name[7].
  • surname's said to be the same as is recorded as signum[8].
  • surname's said to be the same as is recorded as last name[9].
  • surname's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surname[10].
  • surname's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surnames[11].
  • surname's partially coincident with is recorded as last name[12].
  • surname's partially coincident with is recorded as middle name[13].
  • surname's partially coincident with is recorded as Q131922925[14].
  • surname's partially coincident with is recorded as family name[15].
  • surname's partially coincident with is recorded as taken name[16].
  • surname's partially coincident with is recorded as Q140392159[17].
  • surname's topic has template is recorded as Template:Surname[18].
  • surname's different from is recorded as xing[19].
  • surname's different from is recorded as byname[20].
  • surname's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25689702[21].
  • surname's P14439 is recorded as 000182[22].

Body

Definition and Type

surname's instance of is recorded as name particle[3]. surname is a type of anthroponym[4].

Use and Application

surname is part of full name[5].

Why It Matters

surname is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Surname, Category:Surnames
    Commons category → Surnames
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Surnames, Moving from [[Q101352]]"
  2. 6w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14439 → 000182
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||fa, is, nn */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  3. 7w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Surname
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1424]]: [[Q10723475]]"
  4. 14w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Partially coincident with → last name, middle name, Q131922925 +3
    Permanent duplicated item → Q25689702
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1382]]: [[Q140392159]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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