Is anyone familiar with a couple adopting her surname in current times? Specifically, I'm talking of a couple born in the 1960's. They are living common law, have a few children, and all of them--including the man/father & children--use the woman/mother's maiden surname. As they are still living I can't access official records to obtain a lot of detail. I can't think of a legitimate reason for this, other than to elude someone or some agency. There is no entitlement or such that I can think of attached to her name. Any ideas?
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You can call yourself anything you like as long as it's not done for fraudulent reasons. I know girl that refuse to take husband's names so I tend to hyphenate them when writing - the children have the father's surname though.
Researching Irish families: FARMER, McBRIDE McQUADE, McQUAID, KIRK, SANDS/SANAHAN (Cork), BARR,
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i never did understand the importance of carrying on the family name? i mean even if there are no men with it, there are still descendants of any daughters, so in essence the family line is still alive and well. my maternal grandfather was old fashioned and hellbent on the name being carried on. he has two male line grandsons, out of 13 grandchildren by a son and 4 daughters plus a great grandson by one of the daughters. the family is still there!
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