what is surname?

Surname = 姓氏
it is sometimes called Last Name too

名字 = first name
姓氏 = last name/surname

in western cultures, most people have a middle name too.

e.g. Kate Elizabeth White
Kate = first name
Elizabeth = middle name (or sometimes christian name)
White = surname/last name

in eastern cultures, we only have first names and last names

e.g. 王志成 Wong Chi Shing, Andy
王 (Wong) = surname/last name
志成 (Chi Shing, Andy) = first name

e.g. 本田一郎 Itirou Honda
本田 (Honda) = surname/last name
一郎 (Itirou) = first name

1. 姓
2. 別名,外號,綽號




vt.[O9]
1. 給...姓氏;以姓氏稱呼


2. 給...起別名(或綽號);以別名(或綽號)稱呼

a name shared by all the numbers of a family (written last in English names)
--compared FAMILY NAME, LAST NAME
姓氏

surname 的意思是「姓氏」。姓名的姓。