Initials in signature - old fashioned?

[BigGlasses]

My parents, and a lot of their generation (late 60s) use their initials in their signature, for instance Dad’s is WRTSmith and Mum’s is MaryJSmith. However most of my generation (30/40s)such as me and my sister use just our first and last name, eg Emma Smith.

Is this just my family/friends? Not that it matters, i’m Just musing/bored.

( all names have been changed/made up obviously, but the format is what i’m On about)

Mine is essentially a scribble. Don’t think you can make any letters out.

My dad (69) writes John P Smith and my Mum (70) writes M.J Smith.

I would finish an e-mail with both names:

Back Good

but I'd sign a cheque or the back of my card or a legal document with both initials:
B.F.Good (and the 'good' becomes more of a squiggle)

but I have a different signature for when signing something in a work/ hobby / voluntary position capacity - signing minutes, or letters where the name is typed :
B.Good - always thought it safer not to let the whole world know what my "legal" signature looks like

Always done both initials, I have family members with same first initial and surname so it made sense when I first started signing my name. I'm 39

I use only my initials overplayed, makes it harder to be copied fraudulently and quick to do

I have a long first name, two long middle names, and a double barrelled surname.

For example Angelina Barbara Charlotte Drake-Evans.

Before I got married, I signed as Angie Drake.
But I got married at the same time as starting a professional career, so decided I needed a more grown up signature. Ended up going with just ADE, because otherwise it would take forever to do!

Forgot to add, early 30s.

Your signature doesn't actually have to be your name at all, it can be anything as long as you always use the same thing. Well that's what the registrar told us when we got married and we laughed at our witness who literally just wrote his first name when signing! I'm late 30's and use initials and last name.

My initials and married surname make a cool word, so that's how I sign.
Think
Penny Louise Ease. So I sign PLEase

Me first name, initial and surname. Don't know why as I'm the only person in both UK and France (where I live) with this name.
DM same as me born 1915
DF initials and surname born 1907
Me 64. Just wish I signed my Christian name

First name, middle initials, surname. I also have a shortened version, used mainly at work (teaching) , or for signing the kids' homework diaries, which is my four initials. I spent ages as a teen perfecting my signature when I got my first cheque book.

I’m 20. Initial then surname.

Your signature just has to be something that's uniquely yours. While I know some people who used to insist you had all the bits of your name featured (eg whole name or initials), then generally as long as your wet signature can be matched to you, there shouldn't be a problem.

My own signature features my middle initial, but my surname is a scribble these days.

Initials and surname, in my 50s. I worked in a very male dominated industry in the days before email. Signing initials only made me gender neutral and got a response where my first name wouldn’t . Sad, but true...

I’m in my 60s, and my signature is first name last name, very legibly. If I’d known how often I’d have to sign things at work, I’d have just done a squiggle!

My name is very long so I've always used initial & surname.