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In 1971, he changed his name to Gordon Matta-Clark, adopting his mother's last name. [195] Gugu Mbatha-Raw, British actress, was born Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, to Patrick Mbatha, a South African doctor, and Anne (née Raw), an English nurse. She later added her mother's surname to that of her father. [196] [197]
When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a married name is a family name or surname adopted upon marriage.
In case of adoption, the adopting family cannot change the child's name unless the court ruled otherwise. In case of marriage, a person can change their last name, change back to the maiden name or add their spouse's last name to theirs at any time. A minor whom parents changed their last name gets the new last name of their parents, and a ...
When the teen was about 8 or 9 years old, his father and stepmother tried to legally change his name but he told the judge that he wanted to keep his mother's last name.
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If the parents do not have a common-law marriage children receive the surname of their mother only. It is permitted to change one's name or surname once in seven years, or even earlier provided the Ministry of Interior agrees. The Ministry may reject a name or surname if the possibility exists that the name is deceptive or that may be an ...
The working mom is an emblem of the 21st century. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris didn’t change her last name after marrying her husband Douglas Emhoff, and it's kind of a big deal.
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).