Aged 16, Ryan decided to change his surname from Wilson to Giggs — his mother’s maiden name.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12325045/My-Ryans-rat-womaniser-fact-hes-chip-old-block-havent-spoken-years-unflinching-interview-Ryan-Giggss-father-Danny-admits-footballer-learned-lot-bad-ways-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

A magistrate's court in Surat last month ruled that Gandhi had defamed everyone with the surname Modi but his lawyer said Gandhi had been referring to Prime Minister Modi and the two businessmen while talking about accusations of high-level corruption.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/indias-gandhi-appeals-defamation-conviction-with-hearing-set-for-april-13/article_bba19e0e-9301-50e0-8a6a-dae88876cf6a.html

Brown is a very common surname and Craig is an increasingly popular Christian name, so it was inevitable that I would be one among many.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12244989/CRAIG-BROWN-Reports-death-greatly-exaggerated.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

But whenever I asked my parents to share what my birth surname was so I could look up relatives on Facebook, they’d urge me to be patient.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/20/i-met-my-birth-mum-after-11-years-her-question-took-me-by-surprise-19687623/

Charlotte, who is withholding her surname, even ended up in the same local A&E as me.

Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/i-confronted-bully-dog-owner-27862750

Chen, who only used his surname, stated, “I expect this situation to linger through the Lunar New Year holiday.”

Source: https://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/following-covid-infections-some-people-in-china-resume-regular-activities/

Does it sound right with your surname?

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/most-popular-baby-names-each-27354919

Epstein then wired $3,000 from his JPMorgan account to a woman with an Eastern European surname.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/24/lawsuit-indicates-former-bowdoin-trustee-had-close-relationship-with-sex-trafficker-jeffrey-epstein/

'Even my 2 year old understands that he has my surname but one day might have daddy’s and it doesn’t bother him.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12393135/Why-surname-important-Barrister-sparks-fierce-debate-urges-pregnant-women-babies-name.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Fourthly, when Mr. Ezekwenna pointed out the middle and surname Eze Ogbonna are not his, the sender claimed he is not part of the police investigation team, but only a messenger.

Source: https://247ureports.com/2023/12/attempted-abduction-and-assassination-of-us-army-veteran-by-police-officers-in-anambra-a-personal-account/

‘Gemma told us that she was going to give Jacob the surname Crouch when he was born, which we thought was inappropriate.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/04/derby-stepdad-murdered-10-month-son-sentenced-19268417/

Go to stbaldricks.org and search my (full) surname to support the cause.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/reo-speedwagon-plans-hi-infidelity-series-in-las-vegas-2731542/

He had given a cheque for the repayment to the woman and the surname of the accused was different.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-man-from-ahmedabad-bookedfor-duping-woman-of-rs-82k

His surname was not disclosed by police.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/urgent-appeal-find-missing-man-27960291

"If they were from the same family the first two names would have been different and they would have the same surname," explains Zuchtriegel, who guesses the two men "were buddies during their time as slaves and then set free."

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/330202/pompeiis-sistine-chapel-belonged-to-former-slaves.html

In its fullest meaning, this suggests that if anything can go wrong it will, and the use of the typically Irish surname means that bad luck is also inevitable for many Irish people.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/luck-irish-explained-good-fortune

In March, Gandhi was ousted from Parliament after charges of defamation were brought against him by the BJP over remarks he made in a previous election rally in 2019 about the Prime Minister’s “Modi” surname.

Source: https://time.com/6280139/india-modi-bjp-congress-karnataka-election/

“It might be okay for the corner store to pass from father to son, but a global corporation should be based on some sort of merit, and not just having the same surname.”

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/lachlan-murdoch-inherits-a-daunting-to-do-list-observers-are-divided-over-how-he-will-cope-20230922-p5e6vw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

"It's not because of her surname.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/pheu-thai-elect-thaksin-daughter-paetongtarn-shinawatra-leader-3877631?cid=cna_flip_070214

It was after Marge married her fourth husband, Roy Uldrick Stavenjord, in 1958 that Paul was adopted and dropped his Teegarden surname.

Source: https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/life/unfortunate-choices-three-lives-and-a-robbery-gone-awry-part-4/