surname
surname — A family name; in western cultures the last name.
Synopsis
- Zero or more of:
- text
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Attributes
Description
A surname is an inherited or family name; in
      Western cultures, the last name. This is used for the patronymic or
      matronymic name or any name that is based on a person’s situation at
      birth or due to marriage or adoption.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline. In an address, this element
        may inherit the verbatim qualities of an address.
Parents
These elements contain surname: personname.
This element contains 16 elements.




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