https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:54:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-77442 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:07:49 +0000 skibobrown 77442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! For me it was kind of a pain b/c of my profession -- I'm a Ph.D. scientist, and I already had a whole bunch of publications under my maiden name. Still, I always wanted to change my last name to my husband's name, so I went for it. I'm very happy with my decision and have not looked back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-77401 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:20:07 +0000 shellio 77401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Didn't change my name.<br /> @beka: Funny, I did the opposite - kept my own last name and use his name socially. I had planned to add his name as a second last name, hyphenated maybe? But it would involve a lot of paperwork having to do with my professional licensing, on top of all the other legal stuff. And everyone already calls me by his last name anyway (which I like), so I didn't really see the point. Our kids will all have his last name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-77341 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:10:01 +0000 tequiero21 77341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: good to know! thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76895 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:33:20 +0000 pastemoo 76895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: They'll take a scanned copy! :) No worries. Took me took long to figure that out.<br /> *they=paypal</p> <p>@beka: mine doesn't have our SSNs on it and i do carry it in my wallet. My mom never had any trouble with our schools or doctors even though she kept her name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76894 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:12 +0000 lemondrop 76894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, now my old name sounds strange to me. I ended up just changing my maiden name to another middle name since I didn't want to let it go completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76717 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:47:42 +0000 kml636 76717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@j0s1e267: @beka</p> <p>Too funny. I guess I will change mine too because as you point out it does bother me that husband's sister or sister in law would have that right and I wouldn't!!! Ugh! </p> <p>People call my husband by my last name all the time, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76619 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:07:13 +0000 j0s1e267 76619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for sharing Beka. It is definitely annoying. </p> <p>It is only funny when people call DH Mr mylastname :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76591 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:50:22 +0000 shinystraps 76591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KML636, @J0S1E267, @MRS. YOYO - my friend needed to prove that she was her child's mother when she was at a hospital out-of-country (Canada, and she is American) trying to receive care for her child.</p> <p>Truthfully, it annoys me that I felt like changing my name legally would allow me to make important decisions for my spouse and future children in emergencies... when my dad, or my husband's sister could theoretically do the same (because they share our respective last names). I know my friend now carries her marriage certificate and her child's birth certificate in her puse, but since those have social security card #s on them, I decided I would rather change my name legally and keep my name professionally/socially than carry those with me. I imagine this is one of those decisions that rests on each of our personal comfort levels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76447 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:27:05 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 76447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beka: I'm curious about this, too! Maybe I should start carrying a copy of Baby Y's birth certificate or something ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76443 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:25:05 +0000 Crisark 76443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard of changing your name on your birth certificate for marriage to be honest.<br /> I changed it on my ss card, drivers license, all tax and work documents and credit cards.<br /> So, it is legally changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76409 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:08:19 +0000 mrsjyw 76409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YUP. and now I am a Korean First Name + LONG Polish Last Name of one! I swear I'm the only one in the entire world with my name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76407 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:07:05 +0000 j0s1e267 76407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and no plans to do so.</p> <p>@Beka, just curious, under what circumstances did your friend have to prove she was her child's mother? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76402 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:02:07 +0000 kml636 76402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beka: That is a concern of mine, too... so I'm thinking of doing the same thing as you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76399 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:56 +0000 kml636 76399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never changed mine. It's so funny, it seems to bother so many people I barely know and you would think it would just be between my DH and I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76398 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:24 +0000 Rescuemom10 76398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have changed everything over except my passport.<br /> With my first marriage I did not change my name at all on anything and kept my maiden name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76380 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:42:40 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 76380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: We just use my last name as a middle name so she doesn't have to write it all out. It didn't even all fit on the social security card! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76220 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:05:09 +0000 Alivoo01 76220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm with looch - moved my maiden name as my middle since I never had a middle name, and took on my hubby's last name. I got super attached to my maiden name shortly before we got married. No idea why. Now, I would totally be okay with just a first and last again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76202 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:51:31 +0000 LuLu Mom 76202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I have it changed on just about everything. We both had long last names (Hubbys is 11 letters, my maiden name was 7) so I didn't want to deal with hyphenated or any of that but wanted our children to have the same last name as both of us. Every once in awhile something will pop up with my maiden name, but the big stuff is done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76198 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:47:45 +0000 daniellemybelle 76198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't changed my name mostly out of laziness. I go by my married last name socially and at work, but I haven't changed it on any official documents or anything. It's a lot of work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76180 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:30:14 +0000 shinystraps 76180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept my name after getting married. A few months ago, I added my husband's name (2 last names, no hyphen) legally after hearing a friend's experience trying to prove she was her child's mother. </p> <p>I'm still Beka Mylastname on everything though... business cards, email address, facebook, etc. Plan to always be. Our kids will be like @mamacate and @mrs. jacks - First Name Middle Name Mylastname Husbandlastname </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76088 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:59:51 +0000 MamaCate 76088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept my name and my DH kept his too. </p> <p>For our LO, we did the same as Mrs. Jacks, with my last name as a second middle name. So its<br /> firstname middle name mylast hislast</p> <p>On some things i know that the second middle will be dropped but it was important to me to have it be part of her legal name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76083 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:23:31 +0000 Boogs 76083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Nice. So two last names, no hypen? I never realized! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76073 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:11:19 +0000 loveisstrange 76073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing that has DHs name on it is facebook, where my name is hyphenated. Everything is still in my maiden name. Eventually, I'm going to hyphenate but with all the regular paperwork compounded with the military paperwork... it's just too much to deal with right now. (I have all my regular stuff plus military insurance, ID cards, command sponsorship, 2 passports, my UK entry visa, etc. Ick.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76063 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:29:40 +0000 looch 76063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My maiden name is now my middle name, with my husband's last name as my last name.</p> <p>I changed everything, except for some frequent flier memberships. It was easy, I just needed a lot of copies of my marriage certificate, which doesn't even specify a name change on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76034 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:30:08 +0000 umlo 76034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still have my maiden on everything. I'm sure I'll get around to changing it one day. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name/page/2#post-76023 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:50:16 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 76023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: LJ is Cecilia Josephine Mylastname Hislastname, Jack Jack will depend on birthmother preferences, I suppose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name#post-75977 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:40:54 +0000 BSB 75977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name#post-75893 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:55:41 +0000 Boogs 75893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: What do you do about kid last names?<br /> @winniebee: Your new one is fun, too, I'm slightly jealous. ;p</p> <p>I changed mine, but getting it changed on everything took a little while because some places we're easier to deal with than others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name#post-75881 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:48:02 +0000 peachybee 75881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep changed mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youre-married-did-you-change-your-last-name#post-75877 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:36:10 +0000 joyjoy 75877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed my name and made my maiden name into my middle name. Previously, my middle name was my mom's maiden name. </p>