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English word surname comes from Latin super- (Super-; over, above.), Latin nomen, French nom (A name, especially a last name or family name.. A noun.)
super- (Latin)
Super-; over, above.
nomen (Latin)
(grammar) noun (i.e. substantive, adjective, pronoun, article or numeral). In particular, the middle name of a three-part free man's Latin name which distinguished one gens from another. Name, appellation. Title.
nom (French)
A name, especially a last name or family name.. A noun.
supernōmen, suprānōmen (Late Latin)
surnoun (Old French)
(Anglo-Norman) additional name. (Anglo-Norman) nickname.
surnom (French)
Nickname (familiar, invented given name).
surname (English)
(Classical studies) The cognomen of Roman names.. (Scottish, obsolete) A clan.. (obsolete) An additional name given to a person, place, or thing; a byname or nickname.. (obsolete) An additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement; an epithet.. The name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given [...]