diff --git a/src/Name.php b/src/Name.php
index 304a91f..0b50489 100644
--- a/src/Name.php
+++ b/src/Name.php
@@ -94,11 +94,22 @@ public function getFirstname(): string
     /**
      * get the last name
      *
+     * @param bool $pure
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getLastname(): string
+    public function getLastname(bool $pure = false): string
     {
-        return $this->export('Lastname');
+        return $this->export('Lastname', $pure);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the last name prefix
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getLastnamePrefix(): string
+    {
+        return $this->export('LastnamePrefix');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -159,19 +170,48 @@ public function getMiddlename(): string
     /**
      * helper method used by getters to extract and format relevant name parts
      *
-     * @param string $type the part type to export
-     * @return string the exported parts
+     * @param string $type
+     * @param bool $pure
+     * @return string
      */
-    protected function export($type): string
+    protected function export(string $type, bool $strict = false): string
     {
         $matched = [];
 
         foreach ($this->parts as $part) {
-            if ($part instanceof AbstractPart && is_a($part, 'TheIconic\\NameParser\\Part\\' . $type)) {
+            if (!($part instanceof AbstractPart)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $method = ($strict) ? 'isStrictType' : 'isType';
+
+            if (call_user_func([$this, $method], $part, $type)) {
                 $matched[] = $part->normalize();
             }
         }
 
         return implode(' ',  $matched);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * helper method to check if a part is of the given type
+     *
+     * @param AbstractPart $part
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function isType(AbstractPart $part, string $type) {
+        return is_a($part, 'TheIconic\\NameParser\\Part\\' . $type);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * helper method to check if a part is the exact given type (not considering superclasses)
+     *
+     * @param AbstractPart $part
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function isStrictType(AbstractPart $part, string $type) {
+        return get_class($part) === 'TheIconic\\NameParser\\Part\\' . $type;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/NameTest.php b/tests/NameTest.php
index 6830f57..b759093 100644
--- a/tests/NameTest.php
+++ b/tests/NameTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\Firstname;
 use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\Initial;
 use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\Lastname;
+use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\LastnamePrefix;
 use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\Middlename;
 use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\Nickname;
 use TheIconic\NameParser\Part\Salutation;
@@ -40,4 +41,18 @@ public function testGetNickname()
         $this->assertSame('Jim', $name->getNickname());
         $this->assertSame('(Jim)', $name->getNickname(true));
     }
+
+    public function testGettingLastnameAndLastnamePrefixSeparately()
+    {
+        $name = new Name([
+            new Firstname('Frank'),
+            new LastnamePrefix('van'),
+            new Lastname('Delft'),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertSame('Frank', $name->getFirstname());
+        $this->assertSame('van', $name->getLastnamePrefix());
+        $this->assertSame('Delft', $name->getLastname(true));
+        $this->assertSame('van Delft', $name->getLastname());
+    }
 }