In plain English
This is the name part that identifies a person with their family group. It is the family name within a full personal name. People in the same family often have the same one.
In context
Here, "last name" labels the profile field for the account holder's family-name part of their personal name.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels the profile field for the family-name part of the account holder's personal name.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not establish how a person's full name is structured in every culture or whether this part is written last in all naming systems.
Examples
“The twins have different first names, but their last name is Patel.”
“He entered his last name when he updated his account profile.”