Double-barrelled surnames

[Redway]

Anyone got any strong thoughts on that in this day and age? Would you rather one partner took on your family name exclusively in marriage or is double-barrelled the way to go?

[smudgie]

Whatever suits.
You can keep your maiden name when married, or double barrel it.
Funny enough I was just wondering what my daughter would do if she ever gets married, she will keep her maiden name in her work either way I reckon.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Just keep it the way it is as it works and don't dick around to make some futile point

[user104658]

Personal preference surely... why should it matter to anyone but the couple? Most married people I know have still "gone with tradition"... though I know one couple who double-barrelled (a gay couple, where it seems to be more common) and also I know two married couple where neither changed their name... they still have different surnames. One of the couples has children and they're double-barrelled.

[Redway]

Just keep it the way it is as it works and don't dick around to make some futile point

Not all cultures do it though. Did you know that?

[Niamh.]

Not all cultures do it though. Did you know that?Yeah the Spanish double barrel when they marry. My daughter also has a double barrel name

[Crimson Dynamo]

Not all cultures do it though. Did you know that?

yes but our way seems the most efficient

[Niamh.]

Actually two of my best friends did neither, they just kept their own name as did their husbands, one has no kids and the other double barrelled her kids names

[Crimson Dynamo]

ex mrs LT still uses my surname but do women ever revert back when divorced if they have children?

[Niamh.]

ex mrs LT still uses my surname but do women ever revert back when divorced if they have children?

I would. Infact if I had my time over I probably would have just kept my name eventhough I prefer Gavins surname

[Redway]

yes but our way seems the most efficient

So only the British way is efficient in your eyes? Got it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

So only the British way is efficient in your eyes? Got it.

in general that is a good rule to follow yes

[Livia]

I have three gay friends of who have each married and double-barrelled their surname. When I was growing up there were a couple of kids who had a double-barrelled surname because their parents weren't married.

[bots]

doesn't the whole concept fall apart when you have generations all double barrelled .... i would never remember anyone's name

for example angela smythe-williamson marries rodney trottenham-spalling so Angela becomes Smyth-wliiamson-trottenham-spalling .... and then on to the kids getting married :shocked:

[Niamh.]

doesn't the whole concept fall apart when you have generations all double barrelled .... i would never remember anyone's name

I'd imagine if you had kids you would just take one of the names from each person to make a new one, it couldn't work otherwise. I think that's what they do in Spain

ETA : John Smith-Jones and Jane Collins-Roche have a child and call her Sophie Jones-Collins

[Kate!]

I would stick with tradition and take my husbands surname. Xx

[Livia]

I use my own name professionally, but for everything else I'm happy to use my husband's name.

[Redway]

yes but our way seems the most efficient

Why wouldn’t the reverse be efficient?

[hijaxers]

ex mrs LT still uses my surname but do women ever revert back when divorced if they have children?

I did , couldn't wait ~ even considered changing by deed poll ~ why would ya wanna keep a tossers surname