Changing your last name after marriage

[trailmix 77]

Just wondering who here has changed their surname after marriage and why they did or didn't.

[Arazia 0]

I didn't change my name after our marriage. My husband actually wanted to change his name to mine, but it requires standard name-change proceedure here in Illinois, it isn't something that happens automatically like it does with women. psh. We're going to wait it out and try to change his last name when he naturalizes.

Oh, and I didn't change mine because my husband didn't want me to have his last name. He doesn't even want his last name.

Edited July 10, 2007 by Arazia

[ya falaha! 0]

I changed mine because I didn't want my ex's last name. I waited until my husband got here to do it.

[no name 1]

Becasue it's an antiquitated custom. I have my own identity don't need to jump on his bandwagon, thank you very much!

Edited July 10, 2007 by devilette

[Marilyn. 340]

I changed mine because I wanted to and my hubby wanted me too..... I changed it about 10 months or so after we got married when I was still living in Canada...

[payxibka 10,044]

After much thought, my SO decided to use this as an opportunity to "dump" her ex husbands name as well as restore the ability for her to begin to use her maiden name again

[Jenn! 918]

No I didn't.

[LaL 418]

yes, i did

[Silke 1]

Yes

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

No I didn't - I love my name - the perfect name for a Michigan girl

[Mary Lou 676]

I changed mine, otherwise it would have been my ex's lastname.

[reeses16 8]

Nope, I didn't change it. My grandma thinks I'm crazy. After the ceremony, she asked what my last name was (she has a hard time with my husband's name). I told her I wasn't changing it, then she looked worried and asked my grandpa, "What did she say?!" Lol. Don't worry grandma, it'll be okay.

[kittykatwoman 0]

I was using both back in France but when we filled for the visa I only used his. I thought it would make it easier for the visa application but also because I don't want to have a French last name here.

[no name 1]

Interesting article on global customs of name change.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married_name#Use_maiden_name

[Cassie 8]

Yes, I changed my last name. If we had stayed / continued to live in Nova Scotia, I would have hyphenated my last name to make life a bit easier as far as my career was concerned.