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Story at a glance Even as marriage changes in the United States, most brides are holding to the custom of taking their groom’s last name and dropping their own. Almost 80 percent of women ...
A 2015 The New York Times study found that about 30 percent of married women keep their maiden names or add their husband’s name to their own—a big uptick since the 1980s and the 1970s when ...
"Nobody ever thought about the algorithm impact before—but it's only going to become more of an issue."
Colloquially, Koreans consider the name of an individual as a singular entity, and changing the family name syllable would make the name sound strange with the other syllables of the given name. Nowadays, women still keep their names after marriage. Children can have either parent's surname, but it is customary to use the father's surname.
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
In 1982 the right to use patronyms (and matronyms) was partially restored; a person (or the parents of a child) had to apply and pay a fee. From 1 July 2017 parents in Sweden are free to give their children patronyms/matronyms at birth instead of inherited family names, and any person can change their last name to a matronymic or patronymic. [26]
Women changing their last name when they get married is a strong tradition — but with a difficult past, experts say. New data shows where the trends are and where they may be headed.
The Lucy Stone League is a women's rights organization founded in 1921. [1] Its motto is "A wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers. My name is my identity and must not be lost." [2] It was the first group to fight for women to be allowed to keep their maiden name after marriage—and to use it legally. [3]