No. In the US and all other countries using the English Language and most countries using other European languages, the first name is the personal name and the last names are family names. The word "surname" is another way of saying "family name."
The term also applies to first names.
Their first names are Ashley and Glen but i can't remember their surnames!
Names in Tunisia, both first names and surnames, tend to take on an Arabic or French influence. Common names include Bouchlaka, Kazdaghli, Feki, and Bourguiba. Tunisians have a legal right to change their family names if they are insulting or disgraceful.
Sarah common first name for girls kayembe common surname
Are you asking about Christian (first) names or Surnames? For surnames the prefix O' meaning grandson (of) also Mc/Mac meaning son (of) which is prevalant in the Highlands of Scotland as well. The two acounting for 25% of the top 100 most common surnames in Ireland.
Surnames link us to our family.
You may use the first names and surnames separately, but using the full names could be illegal if it seems intentional.
Adam and Eve had no surnames. The couple were introduced by their first names only. The book of Genesis gave no last names for either Adam or Eve. There in fact may have been no need for last names since Adam and Eve were the only human inhabitants of their garden.
Their surname in that movie was Burke.
Claire and Balin are surnames. There are two entertainers with the first name "Ann" who have the last names Claire and Balin
Like them or not, surnames link us to our families and their histories.
Like them or not, we need surnames to connect us to our families.