A name – if the party had a voice
What mortal would be a Bugg by choice,
As a Hogg, a Grubb or a Chubb rejoice,
Or any such nauseous blazon?
Not to mention many a vulgar name
That would make a doorplate blush for shame
If doorplates were not so brazen.
Thomas Hood
Фамилия – вид антропонима. Наследуемое официальное именование, указывающее на принадлежность человека к определённой семье.