Translation for "surname was" to italian

Surname was

• cognome era

Translation examples

cognome era

Her surname was Qadir.
Il suo cognome era Qadir.

And Carminello, who can't even remember his surname... was the property, who knows for how long, of a pimp.
E Carminello, che non ricorda neppure il suo cognome,... ..era stato affittato, chissà da quanto tempo, a un accattone.

I saw the caption said that his surname was Matthews, but... I never had any doubt. (voice breaking):
- Vidi la didascalia che diceva che il suo cognome era Matthews, ma... non ho mai avuto dubbi.