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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.
Alex Banta chose not to change her legal name after marrying in October 2019, citing a practical reason: as a therapist, all her qualifications and licenses were under her maiden name.
Lucy Stone League. 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.
Women who continue to use their maiden name, after marriage, are still occasionally known as "Lucy Stoners," in the United States. [5] In 1921, the Lucy Stone League was founded in New York City by Ruth Hale , described in 1924 by Time as the "'Lucy Stone'-spouse" of Heywood Broun . [ 163 ]
She initially used her maiden name, Hillary Rodham, even through the first decade of her marriage, which she told NPR might be part of the reason her husband, Bill Clinton, lost his Arkansas ...
Some 83% of women who have a college degree or less changed their names after marriage, compared to 79% of those with a bachelor's degree—and at postgraduate degree level, this falls further to 68%.
8 out of 10 women change their name after marriage—they might not realize the impact it has on their careers, work relationships, and job prospects
Name blending, meshing, or melding is the practice of combining two existing names to form a new name. [1] It is most commonly performed upon marriage. According to Western tradition, the wife normally adopts the husband's surname upon marriage. Name blending is an alternative practice that attempts to assign equal cultural value to each ...