After getting engaged, I joked to my husband that we should both change our last names together. He didn't find it funny and really wanted me to take his last name. A few years ago, he apologized for ...

Melanie Obitz-Bukartek changed her last name to include her maiden name a decade into her marriage.Credit: Colin Murphy I've always loved my last name, but decided to take my husband's when we got ...

Rebecca Douglass, a surgeon, chose to keep her maiden name when she married her husband. She maintained her name to preserve her legacy professionally and simplify administration. Her husband supports ...

A tradition that has been in place for over a thousand years and is still very common today takes place in the sacrament of matrimony. Women typically take their husband's last name once they are wed, ...

Phyllis Major and Jackson Browne were wed in 1975; the following year, Major died at age 30 due to an overdose. Jackson Browne wed Lynne Sweeney in 1981 and they welcomed son Ryan in 1982; the couple ...