Straw poll: if you married in the last 5 years, did you change your name or not?

[HerculesTheBerkules]

Just talking about this at work, I thought more people changed their names than didn't, but colleague thought otherwise. What did you do? (Just curiosity, you don't have to explain your decision btw!)

I kept mine

I changed mine

Married 5 years ago, never officially changed my name.

We married 4.5 years ago and I changed mine

Married one year ago, neither of us changed our names.

I changed mine (wanted us to have the same name, we were both open to a name change so discussed and picked the name we preferred which happened to be his). Other couples we know who also married in the last 5 years:

• 2 x her changing to his
• 2 x double barrelled (in both cases her name first)
• 1 x him changing to hers
• 2 both kept own

I changed mine. Although I don't use my married name at work (professional registration).

No strictly answering the question but your 'maiden' name is still your fathers name so from a feminist pov you are still carrying a male name whether it is your husband or fathers name

Married 4 years ago, changed name

No, and I don't know anyone who did. Among the people I know, that would be a deeply strange decision.

No strictly answering the question but your 'maiden' name is still your fathers name so from a feminist pov you are still carrying a male name whether it is your husband or fathers name

This again. It's your birth name. You've had it all your life. How is it not your own name? Is a man's name any less his own name because it is also his father's name?

Married 7 years ago, changed my name. All my friends who have got married since have also changed theirs. We are all in our late twenties

I got married this morning No, I'm not changing my name. But I'd say about 70 of my friends who married have.

I got married a few months ago. I changed. I like that we have the same name but also that his name was easier to spell than my previous.

Married 4.5 years ago and I changed my name. I had been married previously and still had my ex-husbands name so was happy to change and get rid of that. However even if I hadn't been married previously, I would still have changed my name.

Chuckiecheese I've had my name for nearly 40 years, at what point am I allowed to call it mine? And why is a husband's name his own but a wife's name is her father's?

Both DH and I took each other's names. So we now have two surnames each. It's a bit weird as we're different nationalities and the names very obviously reflect this. Don't care though.

Changed it for personal things but kept maiden name for work. I haven't changed passports or driving license yet as there was a good few years left on the passport and wanted both to be the same (in the event of driving a hire car abroad) but I will do when the time comes.

I changed my name, to me the whole point of marriage is to be a family unit.
I can't think of any friends who didn't change their name apart from a doctor who uses her maiden name professionally.
Each to their own though, whatever works for you both as a couple.

Changed it. Was tempted to go double barrelled but the paper work for husband was too much like a faff. I kind of miss my maiden name because I love my daddy (stfu haters I will always call him daddy :P) but my new name is nice and anonymous because its super common.

Changed it so we all had same surname.

I kept mine. We discussed double barrelling but he shares his name with DSD and we didn't want her to feel left out.

Changed

Kept my name.

Didn't change mine.

Married last month, changed mine because we wanted to have the same name and mine would have sounded ridiculous with his first name.