Worried about baby surname

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Hi, so am not married , and I and my 'partner' don't seem to have any future plans. I would say I do not entirely know what his pans are about being a father or a present on.
I am about to have my baby, and he already assumes the baby would have his surname.
I am very confused if it's best she has mine, or if I should give her his surname just so he doesn't run away. Want my daughter to have her father in her life. Please help

Give her both. . So if you're Jones and he's Black, the baby could be "Anne Jones-Black. If the names sound better the other way around, do that.

That's a common solution.

Give your child your surname only.

Our children we born before me and DH were married so their names have been double barrelled as per Ajas’s example. Now we are married we all use the same surname, although officiallly (passports etc) the children still have double barrel names.

I would either do that or go with your own surname. Plenty of mums on here will tell you that their partner still left even though the kids had the dad’s surname, so that doesn’t guarantee anything.

If you're worried he'll skip off just because the baby won't have his surname then definitely just go with yours!!

If he wants to be a father to the baby he'll stick around whatever it is called.

I've reread your OP and see that you're not even sure if the Father wants to be an active part of the baby's life.

Therefore, give her or him YOUR name only. Unless of course he asks to share in bringing her or him up.

definitely just your surname. You can always change it later if you want to, its what my sister did with DN.

Your surname only and I know this is a sensitive topic, but if you think he's not going to be involved, think carefully about naming him on the birth certificate. You can always add him later but getting him taken off can be very difficult.

Give her your surname

Keep it as yours.

If you later get married, the child can be re-registered as a 'child of the marriage' and a name change is simple.

Your name only.