Changing your last name?

I opted to change it. This is a very personal decision because, as you said, your name is a big part of you. It is not at all crazy, as a name is directly tied to one's identity.

I ultimately decided to change it because I want the same last name as my future children, and my name is too long to add as a hyphenated name. My husband and I are a family, and as such, I wanted us to have the same name. I struggled with this, especially since I already have research publications and such under my maiden name.

I’m keeping my last name. My name is my brand and my FH is very aware of this. Even if I have a different last name our Fkids will have his last name. Maybe I’ll eventually add his last name after mine, but for now I’d like to keep it.

Plus, I don’t have time to be changing every single document to a different last name.

I’m taking my FW’s last name. Our circumstances are different as a same sex couple, but it’s such a recent development that we can even get married, it kind of feels like a right of passage to take her name. It’s also important to us that we both share a name with our future children.

My wedding was three weeks ago. I took his last name. I don't think he would have been to happy about me keeping the one I had since it was my ex-husband's last name LOL I changed it the first time I was married too

I can’t wait to take my fiancé’s last name. I really want us to feel united especially when we have kids.

I had always planned to hyphenate because I too feel my name is so much a part of my identity. I mean, I’ve had it for 30 years already! I only recently decided to take his name. I do feel sad about it but I also know it would mean the world to him for me to take his name. So I’m gonna do it.

I still have some time before we wed to process and accept that my name changing doesn’t change who I am or my connection to my family of origin.

Keeping! I could never part with something so part of who I am. I can respect others’ decisions to take on spouse’s last name but that’s not for me.

I am hyphenating, no matter how long and weird it sounds. My name is one of the first things my parents gave me, and it is important that I keep it. My husband is an addition to my life, so he will be an addition to my name. Plus, it's a super cool last name, too cool to drop!

I've kept my own name in both of my marriages. I really never understood the idea that one person should give up her professional identity, the ability of old friends to find her, and a lot of time and trouble, while the other one just went on as he had been.

I kept mine. Too many professional publications under my name and I wasn’t really interested in changing it. Maybe in the future.

I will be hyphenating my last name so I'll be Ashley Williams-Saporito. My purpose for doing this is that I am a published poem under my last name, Williams, and want to ensure my father's legacy is carried on a little longer since he has done so much in his life including 30 years and counting in the Air Force.

I’m personally very excited to take my future husband’s last name. Some moments I feel sad about it, because I’ve been a Dawson for so long, but I really don’t feel an attachment to that part of my family anymore, and I’m happy to be able to leave the stigma of it behind!

I am not, and DH is totally fine with this. His mother did not, so he didn't even ask.

Honestly, I get a bit annoyed at people who assume I did! It's 2019, and it's not required! (Some cultures just flat-out don't!) Between my career, and not having any boys in my generation, and just plain liking my name... nope. Not doing it.

We'll either hyphenate the kids or give them his last name with the option to change to mine when they are older.

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Yeah same for me !

We're both keeping our names, mostly because we're both established in our careers as attorneys. If you don't want to change your last name you shouldn't feel any pressure to do so!

I'm taking his name but I'm definitely keeping my maiden name as my middle name because I don't want to give it up entirely. As many PPs said, it's part of my identity. And I really want any future kids we have to have the same last name.

I'm taking my FH's last name! I'm really excited about it as my last name is mispronounced 95% of the time, and I'm getting a simple & easy to pronounce last name. I've always wanted to take FH's last name as it makes me feel like we're more of a unit. I love my last name but will be dropping it and keeping my middle name as well as I'm more attached to that.

I changed my last name, my hubbys name is easier and it makes us a family under one name, especially once we have kids. My father was absent for most of my life so keeping his name was not important, I did want to keep my mothers last name as my middle but I was unable to break up the two last names and keep one as my middle. I don't think there is absolutely anything wrong with you taking your spouses last name or keeping your own. It's made my name a lot easier and I also don't share it with my MIL, not that it matters much but I am the only Mrs. Amaya too

Keeping mine. I'm not having kids, his daughter/my SD already has his name anyway, and personally it bugs me that his ex kept his name. Also as a physician it is nearly impossible to change your name so that made my decision really easy.

I am changing my last name. Leading up the wedding, I was so excited to have his last name (I'm still excited), but as I have been changing more & more it's really a tiny bit sad too. I understand what it feels like to lose your last name. I have finally received our marriage license & next week I am going to change the name w/ the IRS & PennDOT.

I've already changed my work email address, my personal email address, social media accounts, open table,