Why in American wives should change their last name to their husband's last name?

Question

I got married with an american and he wants me to change my last name to his last name. I think, it is very old fashioned and rude for me. In my country no body do that. If u are an american, plz tell me why I have to change my last name?
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Paris

Answer 1

You don't have to. I know plenty of American women who didn't take their husbands last name when they married. I took my husbands because it was much shorter and easier to pronounce than mine.

Answer 2

I had a difficult to spell and say maidan name. it was just an irish name that isn't strange it is just VERY uncomon, ie i have never met someone who is not realted to me with that name! you get used to it to be honest, I gave up caring when people said or spelt my name wrong. My father even says it wrong to make them feel better about spelling it how they will anyway! To be honest i took my husbands name with glee! If you want to change it do it. if you dont, dont! it is getting more common for couples to pick a NEW name and start their family with a completely random name! anything goes these days.

Answer 3

We do not HAVE to take his name... Some men take their wives name... Some wives keep their names.. some hypenate their names... And I, I took my husbands name and I was proud to. To me, it meant that we were a family. I married him to be a part of him that no other woman could be. Now we are 4 and we are the G*$@!* family and I am proud of it. It is a tradition of unity. I guess to each, his own.

Answer 4

American tradition and a good one. Your children will have your husbands last name. You are becoming one with him when you marry him and naturally you will take his name. It is an honor and a privilege to take your husbands name.

Answer 5

You don't have to change your last name. When I got married I hyphened my name, in other words I kept mt last name and added his for exaple :

Stacy Smith-Jones

Answer 6

We do that because our title is now Mrs. such and such. That is what makes you a Mrs. You are his faithful companion now. He wants others to know that you two are now a family. It makes it easier. I have been raised to do that when you get married. That is not being rude it is an honor.

Answer 7

u dont have to people jus want to i guess. maybe it makes it easyer to have 1 last name. but some men take the woman's last name. so ask him to take ur last name.

Answer 8

tradition only, not manditory, people sometime like to have the kids hve the same last name as mom and dad

Answer 9

its tradition here. not every wife takes her husbands last name, and for the most part those women are pretty independent.

Answer 10

You don't. My boss doesn't have her husband's last name, but her children has her husband's last name and her last name that is hyphenated.