Where does the double barrelling stop

[DooWhaaDiddy]

If an unmarried couple give the child both of their surnames, and that child then goes on to have a child with a partner who also has a doublebarrelled surname what do they do? Where does it stop! Application forms or the register at schools must be a nightmare

My dd has the double barrelled first name and double barrelled surname scenario.

In countries where kids are given both parents surnames, when they have kids of their own they would choose one of their surnames and one of the other parents surname for the child. So Smith-jones and miller-hill would haveSmith-miller. Some countries allow blending of names to create a new surname, for example Smithler or Joll from my previous example.

I had a double barrelled surname when I was born. When my husband and I got married we created a new double barrelled surname with one part of my original surname and his surname. So my husband, child and I all have the new double barrelled surname. If DS gets married he can do whatever the hell he likes. Keep both names, keep one or take a new name. It would be entirely up to him.

3 people that I knew growing up with double barrelled surnames all dropped half of the double bit in their teens and now just go by one half of the name. They didn't drop part to favour one parent or not they just chose the one which they felt went best with their first name.

I do think this is something that's soaring in popularity because of the number of unmarried parents. I don't say it in a snobby way at all but I think it's easier to tell nowadays whose parents aren't married. All the proper old upper class families will be panicking and consolidating their names down into one!

When I married I took DHs double-barrelled name. Everyone assumes I’m married when I tell them my new last name and asks if I was a smith or jones first then seem a little confused that I took 2 new names and ditched my maiden one which was an absolute bitch to spell and get people to pronounce correctly

I had a double-barelled surname before I got married, my family name. Parents were definitely married! I loved my surname!

I double barrelled ds2 name and it was a nightmare. He has quite an unusual first name and both mine and exdh surnames can be used as maiden names so trying to explain to people was always fun

I wouldn't do it next time (not that there's going to be a next time) it was too much hassle.

I was unmarried having my kids and they took their dads surname not mine. Each to their own, does anyone really care?

My sons surname is double-barrelled, I assume if/when he has children they'll have one of his surnames and his partners.

Had to laugh at the know they're not married line - us damn hussies having babies out of wedlock, what do we think this is 2017 or something?

I have a double barrelled surname, and my parents were married.

Another who's married, didn't change my name and kids have both surnames. There's no hyphen so legally they can use both names or either on its own, which is pretty much what they do depending on the situation.

Oh, and I don't wear my wedding ring either

If you read my second post you'll see I also said the same

I have a double barrelled surname. I married someone (and took his name) who inherited a double barelled surname from his dad who was given his own mum and dad's surname together. Everyone in this scenario was married! Ds can do whatever the hell he likes with the name!

Another one here who's married, kept own name, and double-barrelled the kids. They can decide what they want to to if/when they marry or have kids, just the same as I have. It's not onerous.

I hear this "haha what's going to happen in the future, quadruple barrelling?! Haha!" argument increasingly frequently. I always think it smacks a little bit of fear or annoyance at people 'undermining tradition'. As if women should stop making a fuss and just take men's names or give their kids the man's name. As if my choices make absolutely any difference whatsoever to anyone outside my family.

I knew I'd get jumped on for that,...press post too quick

My best friend had a double-barrelled maiden name. It was her father's name, not a combination of her parents'.

With the exception of the aristocracy, double barrelling is for pretentious fuckwits IMHO.

I can't believe real people are 'Hyacinth Bucket' enough to think that double-barrelling the names of children born outside of marriage is going to make them look anything but Chav.

It's like having tattoos, or those men with silly overgrown beards. They think it's uber-cool but everyone else sniggers.

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Double barreling isn't new though is it, so people must already come across these issues.

I've suggested to my children that if they have children, DD passes on my surname and DS passes on his father's name, and so on.

@DorothyBastard the man could always take the woman's name....doesn't have to be the wife/gf or child to take his

I have friends who are miss Smith and Mr Jones-Bloggs. Offspring have Bloggs-Smith as a surname and both adults will change to that when they marry next year. Helps that the new real life surname is the same as a superhero

I don't think it's pretentious at all, very common amongst gay couples.