---
title: familyName
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/personnamecomponents/familyname
---

# familyName

Name bestowed upon an individual to denote membership in a group or family.

## Declaration

```swift
var familyName: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion An example of a family name would be Ruiz.

## See Also

### Accessing Person Name Components

- [namePrefix](foundation/personnamecomponents/nameprefix.md)
- [givenName](foundation/personnamecomponents/givenname.md)
- [middleName](foundation/personnamecomponents/middlename.md)
- [nameSuffix](foundation/personnamecomponents/namesuffix.md)
- [nickname](foundation/personnamecomponents/nickname.md)
- [phoneticRepresentation](foundation/personnamecomponents/phoneticrepresentation.md)