{"id":8136,"date":"2014-06-10T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8136"},"modified":"2014-06-09T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T14:31:35","slug":"saying-surname-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/saying-surname-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying &#8220;I Do&#8221; To Your Surname After Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Deciding on whether or not to change your surname after marriage really can be a big decision to make for some. There are a lot of aspects to consider, for example, is it important for you to have the same last name as your spouse and\/or your children? How important is your last name to your career? And, how does your spouse feel about a name change?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This infographic from <a title=\"Peter Edwards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peteredwardsphotos.com.au\/\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Peter Edwards Photos<\/a> takes a pretty interesting insight into the types of questions you should be asking yourself if you\u2019re struggling to come to a decision on name change after marriage. This Looks at what options are on the table for you and offer some interesting statistics on this topic. For example, did you know that women who get married when they\u2019re 35 to 39 years old are 6.4 times more likely to keep their names than women who tie the knot between the ages of 20 and 24?<\/p>\n<p>And&#8230; it&#8217;s even more interesting to see what the celebrities are doing!\u00a0 Jennifer Garner apparently has been legally known as Jennifer Affleck since 2005, however, she hasn\u2019t used it in a professional capacity. Also, Stacy Ferguson, known to the world as Fergie, officially changed her legal name to Fergie Duhamel in 2013 <strong>\u2013<\/strong> four years after walking down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>According to research, more and more young brides are choosing to keep their maiden names after tying the knot. Deciding on whether or not to change your surname after marriage is a big decision and there are now a lot of other factors for women to consider. These statistics below are pretty fascinating too!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Women who get married when they\u2019re 35 to 39 years old are 6.4 times more likely to keep their names than women who tie the knot between the ages of 20 and 24.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Only 62% of new brides in their 20&#8217;s choose to take their husband\u2019s names.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">The average woman is 27 years old when she first gets married. In 1990, she was 23.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">In most Arabic-speaking countries, women keep their full birth and family names and do not change their family names to their husbands&#8217; family names.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">In the U.S, only eight states have an official name change for a man as part of their marriage process, others may petition a court, or, where not prohibited, use the common law method.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em>Take a look below for more interesting facts about surnames after marriage&#8230;<\/em><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8137\" title=\"Saying &quot;I Do&quot; To Your Surname After Marriage\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2014\/06\/Peter-Edwards-Photography-IG-final.jpg\" alt=\"Saying &quot;I Do&quot; To Your Surname After Marriage\" width=\"900\" height=\"4584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Peter-Edwards-Photography-IG-final.jpg 900w, https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Peter-Edwards-Photography-IG-final-157x800.jpg 157w, https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Peter-Edwards-Photography-IG-final-147x750.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deciding on whether or not to change your surname after marriage really can be a big decision to make for some. There are a lot of aspects to consider, for example, is it important for you to have the same last name as your spouse and\/or your children? How important is your last name to your career? And, how does your spouse feel about a name change? 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