When you married, did you take your husband's last name?

BNP	My wife kept her maiden name. There were several reasons for this. First, she had already published research under it, and wanted some continuity. Second, she didn't want to cause confusion with her green card application. Finally, in her home country surnames are appended to according to gender (for instance Zdeno Chara's wife would be named Charova). My name doesn't lend itself to this.

BabyGirl87	Technically, I just added his on the end, so I have four names. I do go by the shortened version, my first name and his last name.

Pooh Bear	I'm not married yet but I will definitely take my husbands name. I think this is a nice tradition and it doesn't mean you have to lose your own identity. I think making a name double barrel is cool too. I wouldn't want to keep my maiden name though as I think part and parcel of getting married is that your fiance is offering to give you his name in marriage - why would you not want to accept what he offers. I think it's beautiful although I understand why some overly feminist people may want to keep their name and I also understand why some people keep their family name in respect out of a dead loved one.

Woof!!!	I have been married twice, the first time I hyphenated it, the second I took his last name. In time I realized the only reason I didn't take his last name was cause I knew it wouldn't work out....I feel I was wrong for marrying him to begin with... and delayed mailing in the m.l. till I decided what I wanted my last name to be.

Mufinman	Well to answer your main question, yes you do take his last name. Also, you have a right to change your last name to anything, and therefore can hyphenate it.

donutkid: hammer of Thor	Took his.

MOM to megan eli jaiden and ryan	i happily took my husbands last name it made me feel like i was a bigger part to him then just a female friend ... i love him so much ..

.................	I took my husband's lastname and dropped my maide name all together. I didn't want my maiden name as my middle name, the way I see it...if anything happens (God forbid!) to us, I'll just change it back if it's that big of a deal.

Valerie X 11th Account WHOO HOO!	No hyphen. I have his name, which is of course, OUR name.

Ã—ÂºShAlOmÂºÃ—	Im not married but I will take his last name. It shows respect for him.

proud stepmommy, wife & TTC #1 â™¥	I took his last name. I had no problem doing that and I look at it as honoring him. Since my father is the only male in his family, if he wouldnt have had my brother, i might have thought about it differently so I can continue on my daddy's name.... but yes, i did take my husband's name.

Ethan's Mama	I hyphenated mines too

TTC for #1- **baby dust**	I took his.. I'm just old fashioned like that! and i also think it's a sign of respect- not saying those that didn't don't respect your hubby! It's just my thoughts!

JaiC	I changed my middle name to my maiden name and took his last name as my last name!

Ti930	i took my husband's last name

B-Dogs Girl	I took his last name, i liked it better and it rymed with my first name.

Rockstar	i am not married but i would take my husbands last name

Donna W	I changed mine to his.

jazzypiano	My aunt decided to hyphenate her name since she's a well-known orthodontist in the area and didn't want people to get confused.

KJ jr	so, do you actually spell out the word 'hyphen' when you sign your name? Eva Longoria hyphen Parker. hmmmmm

miabella	I think I may, I am getting married next june and its such a beautiful surname.

cmt0113	Yes I took his name it has a nice ring to it

JL2	Yes.

Andi Jo	I took his last name because we gave our daughter my maiden name as a first name. (last name was Morgan so that's what I gave my daughter as a first name)

bella:)	i would prefer keeping my name but thats just me.

Matthew D	well i have only 1 person in my family who kept her last name

sweetdreamin96	I will be taking my husbands name after I get married on the 28th of June.

tough, but true...	i took my husbands name... not hyphenated.

Stayhappy	I didnt take his last name.. I kept mine..