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JavaScript

var xml="<ns2:list xmlns='urn:foo1:foo' xmlns:ns2='foo2:foo'>\
   <entityData>\
      <namedAttributes>...</namedAttributes>\
      <dynamicEnums>...</dynamicEnums>\
   </entityData>\
   <ns2:employees>\
      <ns2:user id='test'>\
          <ns2:name genderTitle='0' firstName='Rock' surName='Solid'></ns2:name>\
      </ns2:user >\
   </ns2:employees>\
</ns2:list>";

    xmlDoc = $.parseXML(xml),
    $xml = $(xmlDoc),
    $name = $xml.find( "ns2\\:name" ).attr("surName");

   alert($name);