familyName

P18
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the family (last) name associated with another entity (typically a person).

All labels observed (72)

Label Occurrences
familyName canonical 99,248
hasFamilyName 5,311
hasSurname 3,513

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: familyName
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the family (last) name associated with another entity (typically a person).

Sample triples (109,779)

Subject Object
Langdon Clemens Clemens
Clifton Collins Jr. Collins English Dictionary
surface form: Collins
R. J. Mitchell Mitchell
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales Stuart
Willard Van Orman Quine Willard Van Orman Quine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quine
Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vespucci
Flavius Josephus Flavian dynasty via predicate surface "tookFamilyNameFrom"
Ludwig Fischer (acting in some capacities)
surface form: Ludwig Fischer
Fischer
Marcello Truzzi Truzzi
Tracy Nelson Nelson
George Dewey Dewey
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez Juice Ortiz
surface form: Ortiz
Hamish Kirk Kirk via predicate surface "hasFamilyName"
Hamish Kirk Kirk via predicate surface "hasSurname"
Bruce Dern Dern
Olivia Thirlby Thirlby
Ella Fitzgerald Fitzgerald
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spielberg
George Clooney George Clooney self-linksurface differs
surface form: Clooney
Billy Crystal Crystal
Tina Fey Fey
Gray Davis Davis
Dorothy McGuire McGuire
Alfred Newman Newman
Lynn Riggs Riggs
Albert Pujols Albert Pujols self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pujols
Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hammarskjöld self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hammarskjöld
Psalm West West
Clyde Geronimi Geronimi
Danny Elfman Elfman
Richard Arkwright Richard Arkwright self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arkwright
Becky Thatcher Margaret Thatcher
surface form: Thatcher
Aunt Polly Phelps via predicate surface "hasLastName"
Vanessa Trump Trump
Vanessa Trump Haydon
Jan van Riebeeck Jan van Riebeeck self-linksurface differs
surface form: van Riebeeck
J. B. M. Hertzog J. B. M. Hertzog self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hertzog
Arthur Cecil Pigou Arthur Cecil Pigou self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pigou
Rachele Mussolini Benito Mussolini
surface form: Mussolini
Phylicia Rashad Rashad
Samuel Huntington Huntington
Henri Desgrange Desgrange
Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Erhard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Erhard
Jacob Cats Jacob Cats self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cats
Luís de Camões Luís de Camões self-linksurface differs
surface form: de Camões
Cardinal Richelieu du Plessis
Agnes de Mille de Mille
Adam Silver Silver
Adam Buksa Buksa
Sam Fuld Fuld