Adoped kid has who's last name.?

It actually really depends on the guardian of the adopted child. When you adopt a child you have the adoption of letting it keep its last name or changing it. For instance, I have an adopted sister and for acouple years she kept her origional last name. But recently my parents changed it to our last name. She never knew that because when she would be registed for school they would automatically just put my last name as hers. So she doesn't know she is adopted but it doesn't matter. You could always do some research and find the agency which your grandpa was at. They would have a record of it and it could tell you what the origional last name was.

Crater

I'm adopted, and have the last name of the people who adopted me--MY PARENTS.

HIS PARENTS ARE THE ONES WHO RAISED HIM AND NURTURED HIM. WHY WOULD HE HAVE THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE HIM LIFE AND NOTHING ELSE?

danielle

well he used his fosters last name. legally for papers

maple123

Ask your parents. One of them's his kid, so they might know a bit more.

I'm guessing he took his adopted parents' last names.

Serenity71

The last name is the one you grew up with. That's you REAL one. If it bothers you to much them when you get married don't change it to your husbands surname. My kids have my husbands surname, its very real to them and to me. (not my maiden name.) After all if your female that's what happens in most cases.

And for how many generations has it been your surname? Two at least. Qualifies to be a real last name.

(My great great great grandfather (I think that's enough 'greats')couldn't read and write, so they spelt the surname incorrectly when he came to Australia on a convict ship. We keep that spelling cause that's what it is now, its real. We can't trace back any further to England because of it., that's just how records can be sometimes.)

So what are you going to do when find it. Change your name to it? (Nothing wrong with being curious about family information. Maybe its the way you worded the question that made me wonder about it.)

meanddave

1[who ever adoped him should have gave him thier last name-2 but if he was old enough or given permission 2 keep his old name - you will never know-

altecl

It can go either way...it is the parents choice to change a last name after they have adopted a kid...sooo it all depends on whether his parents decided to change his last name or not....sorry i cant help you out to much with the identity crisis lol....well Good luck with it. =)

blaquebb

If he was adopted at birth he more than likely has his adoptive parents' last name.

Stop the Hate Love instead

Yes people who are adopted typical take the last name of the couple /person who adopts them. Your real last name is the one that you have been using and the ones your parents gave you. Surnames arenâ€™t set in stone anyways and through out history surnames have been changed look at all the African Americans who have a European last name because their ancestors had to take on the surname of their master. Immigrants who changed their surname when they came to America. Women (and sometimes even Men)who take their spouse surname in marriage You are who you are and whatever surname you have is not going to change who you are.

If you want to know then maybe you should see if any of your GGGrandpas papers are around. Adoptions back in those times were more secret so you might have difficulty finding any information.

valentine

He probably had his adopted parents last name and if that name was on his social security card and birth certificate then you have to stay with that last name. You can ask your parents or any relatives to see if they know anything or talk to an adoptive agency to see if they have any answers.

McDoom

I'm led to understand that adopted children often take the same name as the adopting family.

However, names are not generally set-in-stone things, so to speak. Your 'real' name is the one you've always had, unless you *want* to change it. You won't find your identity by applying outside rules- be who you want to be, for the reasons that feel right to you.

red elephants

First. Your last name IS your real last name. This doesn't change regardless of if your great granddad had his name changed or not.

MANY people/families have had their names altered in the past generations. When many would come to the US to start over/become citizens they would often change the spellings of their last names, pronunciations of their last names, etc to fit in better. Some with poor education didn't know HOW to spell their last names and they were just made up.

Adoptees do take their adoptive parents last names. I have yet to meet one that retained their bio last name. His adoption status does not change who you are. Many of us find out different things about our ancestors as we get older and it shouldn't throw you for a huge life changing loop. I just found out we weren't part English as we had always thought but French. It doesn't change who I am. A name change/adoption 3 generations ago does not change who you are or negate your name.

alex.conti93

Your grandpa would have his adopted parents last name. In the paper work he is signed over as their kid so everything is changed, including the last name.

grr its liss=D

it all depends on how old he was when he was adopted. if it was when he was really young it probably is the last name of the people who adopted him. if it was when he was older its more likely that he kept his real last name. if you ask you grandparents they'd probably know just ask around theres probably a lot of family info that you dont know yet

besitos

its highly unlikely, especially back in the old times, that he would have hs birth parents name. most birth parents never wanted to let the child know who they were, so ur gg=pa most likely had his adoptive parents name

Maggie

He probably took the last name of his adopted family, unless he was an older kid. Sometimes in the past kids went to live with family members or friends just because their family didn't have any money or they had too many kids. So if that happened, then I would expect that he kept his biological father's last name because he probably still saw his family a lot and maybe planned on moving back in with them when things got better. But if he was actually adopted formally and was younger than his teens, I would expect him to take the name of his adopted family. Is there anyone alive who might know? An aunt/great-aunt, grandparent, etc? Or maybe there is a journal or a birth certificate somewhere? There are census's available online and in geneolical libraries, I've searched them before with my mom because we have a similar situation in my family line. Do some investigating.

tink123

Everyone I know (including me) have the adopted parents last name

Kathryn L

more than likely he took on his adoptive parents name. unfortunately, years ago there werent many records kept on adoptions and a lot of them were done "under the table" so it may be hard to find out his biological parents name.

sorry. i wish i could help

nowtony1

I was adopted when I was four and took the name of my adoptive parents. I think this happens with a majority of adoptions. I would suggest asking his children (your grandparents) for some additional insight.

ofhs1979

If he was adopted as a baby he more than likely has his adoptive parents name. If he was adopted when he was older he could possibly have his birth name . I wouldnt care so much about it at this point because you are who you are. His birth parents for whatever reason gave him up so I belive it dosnt matter any more. The only thing that would change for you is that you might find out your really a different nationality

Amy

Chances are that if he was adopted as a baby, he took on the name of his adoptive parents. On the other hand, if he was a child/teen, he may have chosen to keep his name. Ask your parents, they might have some idea.

~Lish Lee~

when someone is adopted then that means all ties to birth parents is severed. Therefore he more than likely (not knowing him i would say 99% sure) that he carried his adoptive parents last name

Jenny

have you tried asking your parents and grandparents?
it seems more likely that he kept the name of the parents that adopted him.

thomas.madden@snet.net

When kids are adopted they receive their adopted parents' name.

aintlifegrand

When I was adopted the government gave me my adopted fathers name and took my biological fathers name completely off.

SJM

My kids are having the same identity crisis! Their great-grandpa was born in the 1840's, and the Scottish name they're sporting should be Welsh.

Check the census records. That's how we found out. In 1850, he was enumerated in his adoptive father's house under his birth name. In 1860, he was enumerated in the same household under his adopted name which he used for everything including his Civil War and marriage records. We still don't know if it was a step-parent thing or if he was orphaned, but he definitely was not Scottish! I wondered why my father-in-law insisted that name was Welsh. Suddenly, it all makes sense. :) I sure wish he would have clued us in a little better before he died.

You can also search records at the county in which they resided. If there was an official guardianship or adoption, there should be paperwork. I haven't found any in our case, but the family lived in more than one state, and I haven't found the right county yet.

Good luck.

ETA: Old adoptions were not necessarily secret. The adopting family may have kept it secret, but records were kept. You're not the only person that is now seeking information. Here is an example of Orphan Train riders placed in Kansas:

http://www.kancoll.org/articles/orphans/or_child.htm

I don't know the time period of your g-grandpa's adoption, but chances are really good that there is a record somewhere if you search for it.

SILVIA VENCIA

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