surname、first name和family name的意义及用法上的异同

surname, family name, last name - 都是姓 

first name - 名 

surname很少用到。一般family name, last name用得比较多。

例如：Michael Jackson 的姓（surname，last name）是"JACKSON",，名（first name）是"MICHAEL"。

first name：

your first name (US often given name) is, in English-speaking countries, the name given to you by your parents at birth. 在说英语的国家中first name(美语常作given name)是名字，是出生时父母给取的。

forename, also meaning first name, is formal and is often found on documents, application forms, etc. forename 也是first name, 但用法较庄重，常见于文件、申请表格等中。

surname：

the name common to your family is your family name or, more usually, surname.姓是family name, 多作surname. in Christian countries, Christian name is often used for first name. 在基督教国家中，常以教名(Christian name)为名（first name）。