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To wonder why people always assume a person

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User566112 · 03/04/2021 15:15

With a double barrelled surname have both their parents surname. I have a double barrelled surname both are my fathers surname.

OP posts:
Sparklingbrook · 03/04/2021 15:18

Did you mean to put this in AIBU?

I can honestly say I have never given double barrelled surnames any kind of thought.

Twolostsoulsswimminginafishbow · 03/04/2021 15:20

Do they? My children do (I don’t) but it’s my husband’s surname. I chose to only use one of the names when we married.

dontgobaconmyheart · 03/04/2021 15:21

That assumes everyone does OP. I can't say i've ever though that or given it any thought either way around. People's surnames could be anything, including something they chose themselves and made up entirely.

ITSADOGSLIFE21 · 03/04/2021 15:23

I've never met anyone with a double barrelled surname so can't say I've thought about it.

mamaduckbone · 03/04/2021 15:24

All the people I have ever met with double barrelled surnames are both parents' names, but I wouldn't assume that were always the case.

EileenGC · 03/04/2021 15:32

The same way people assume my two surnames are middle name + surname.

No, it’s not my middle name, it’s my first surname and the one I actually go by. No, they’re not double barrelled. They’re two independent surnames.

People assume all sorts of things. I think they default to what is more common to them.

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