What if boys got their father's sir names and girls got their mother's?

Question

Wouldn't this make things more equal? Both family lines would be preserved then, rather than the existing patriarchal system where the man's family is the only one that is regarded as important and the children are considered to be his rather than hers.

Answer 1

How about we get rid of surnames alltogether. We have a social security number to tell one from another, so the surname is obsolete.

Answer 2

But that is like saying when two people get married the woman keeps her maiden name? Then how do we trace our roots? Both family lines are still preserved in that should a woman want to trace her family back from her mothers side she can do.

Answer 3

like every good idea it has many flaws, like the possibility of incest between offspring with different surnames.
the best would be an identification number that is singular but also identifies all family relations and maybe more, a sort of a catalog number for people.

Answer 4

It's taken me a while, but eventually I realised that you meant SURNAMES. So when you re-post the question properly, I'll give you an answer.

Answer 5

I may be wrong, but I believe the Chinese use this system of naming
their children.

Answer 6

then u wudnt b able to locat sum1 's family by names ... thats wud be soo difff .... thats how a family gets closer .. ur names r same ..atleast the sir names ,..... n that means ALOT ....

Answer 7

In Jewish sociaty the mother is the one that is considered important.

Answer 8

in this day and age we have choices, we can keep our own names... and in many cultures thats what happens, for example in greece, the women have to keep their SURNAME (little tip!!) or was that meant to be and ironic joke sir name??