I have kept ny surname after marrying but gave my son my DH surname and my surname as a middle name.
Have been tracing my family tree and there is a continous line with my surname back to 1600 which will stop at my generation. I have no brothers or male cousins.
I now feel that I should at least double-barrel my son's name. Can't really explain why - not a particularly rare surname or anything special.
Has anyone changed theie child's surname without getting divorced/re-married?