Changing name when getting married

[Celebelly]

Looking for a bit of advice if anyone has done similar.

DP and I are getting married shortly, partly so we share a last name in our personal life for our daughter as I don't like us having different names.

However, I run my own business and am quite well known in the industry under my maiden name, so I was wondering if I could use my maiden name for professional reasons but married name for everything else.

Is this possible? Has anyone done this? How does it work with passports, driving licences, bank accounts etc.? I suppose I could just keep using my maiden name when engaging in business stuff, on my website etc. and maybe keep my business bank account in that name, but not sure if that's allowed!

@smartcarnotsosmartdriver
I'm guessing everyone else in your family has legally changed their names then? Got brothers? They've taken their wives names yes?

Wow, everyone piled on me I see!

No brothers, one sister who intends to take her girlfriends name if they marry. Mother and father never married, my mum took his name and intends to return to her maiden name when my sister charges hers. She doesn't want to abandon her with it.

It's all ok to make choices unless those don't suit your agenda.

'It's all ok to make choices unless they don't suit your agenda'
What does this mean?

I think you missed the point.

No I don't think I missed the point, you took the point I made about me feeling that my name came from my father and hilariously pointed out that everyone else in my family must have changed their name too.

@smartcarnotsosmartdriver
Why do you think men don't take their wives names when they don't get on with their fathers?

My passport shows both names.

The photo page says Popskipiekin Married Name

The page above has an observation which states
“Also know as Popskipiekin Maiden Name”

I think I need the same. What do you have to say/send to Passport office to get this?

Can you then travel on tickets booked in either name?

That was to @Popskipiekin

I can't speak for every situation as each couple is different but we discussed the name we would have and in our situation I said I would prefer not to keep my name as it reminded me of my father and his family.
I know that's not the modern way to do it, I should have stood up and reclaimed the name for myself but I didn't want to. As I've said before I will stand up for anyone's right to have whatever name they wish but I was happy to change my name and start a new chapter.

@ColeHawlins If you apply to renew your passport there’s a box you tick to say you’re known as another name, it then goes in the Official Observations box. It’s really simple

Truthfully it didn't occur to me and I am still in limited contact with my father, I knew he would kick off if I changed my name. This was a legitimate way to do it without risking any repercussions.

@ColeHawlins as PP said, very easy to get an official observation next time you renew your passport. As to whether it works to travel in both names - truthfully I have never tried as since marriage I have always travelled with my kids and they have my married name as a surname.
But the way the observations work is to allow you to operate an “alias” so you absolutely should be allowed... I assume???